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“asesina” and “asesinos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,976
“asesina” frequency rank
#4,478
“asesinos” frequency rank
15454
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asesina asesinos
Definition Forma del femenino singular de asesino. Forma del plural de asesino.

Where the eye mixes asesina and asesinos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. asesina runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against asesinos's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
asesina
8 ch
asesinos

Look-alike desk: asesina vs asesinos

A purely visual mix-up. asesina ([aseˈsina]) and asesinos ([aseˈsinos]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asesina is recorded at frequency rank #10,976, classified as anadj, pronounced [aseˈsina]. asesinos is at rank #4,478, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aseˈsinos].

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 15454, this pair ranks #280,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of asesina vs asesinos

Shared letters: aeins. Private to "asesina": -. Private to "asesinos": o.

"asesina" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "asesinos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asesinaacecina · aessina · aseisna · asesian · asesinna · asesnia · asessina · asseina
  • asesinosacecinos · aessinos · aseisnos · asesinnos · asesinoss · asesinso · asesions · asesnios

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "asesina" for "asesinos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aseˈsina] versus [aseˈsinos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "asesina" or "asesinos"?
"asesinos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,478 in our Spanish list, against #10,976 for "asesina". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "asesina" and "asesinos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "asesina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asesinos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #280,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asesina" and "asesinos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Alsina vs asesina". 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 #280,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list