Which to use
“asalto” and “asaltos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,856
- “asalto” frequency rank
- #15,012
- “asaltos” frequency rank
- 19868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | asalto | asaltos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Delito caracterizado por violencia contra las personas, generalmente con fines de apoderamiento ilegítimo. | Forma del plural de asalto. |
Where the eye mixes asalto and asaltos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. asalto runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against asaltos's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses asalto with asaltos
A purely visual mix-up. asalto ([aˈsal̪t̪o]) and asaltos ([aˈsal̪t̪os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “asalto” sits inside “asaltos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
asalto is recorded at frequency rank #4,856, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈsal̪t̪o]. asaltos is at rank #15,012, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈsal̪t̪os].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 19868, this pair ranks #261,863 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of asalto vs asaltos
Shared letters: alost. Private to "asalto": -. Private to "asaltos": -.
"asalto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "asaltos" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "asalto" and "asaltos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "asalto" or "asaltos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "asalto" and "asaltos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "asalto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asaltos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,863 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "asalto" and "asaltos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asaltos vs astutos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #261,863 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.