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Which to use

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

#20,271
“astuto” frequency rank
#38,509
“astutos” frequency rank
58780
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature astuto astutos
Definition Dicho de una persona o animal, de inteligencia rápida, hábil para obtener lo que desea o evitar ser engañado. Forma del plural de astuto.

Where the eye mixes astuto and astutos

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

6 ch
astuto
7 ch
astutos

Visual trap between astuto and astutos

A purely visual mix-up. astuto ([asˈt̪ut̪o]) and astutos ([asˈt̪ut̪os]) 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) - “astuto” sits inside “astutos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

astuto is recorded at frequency rank #20,271, classified as anadj, pronounced [asˈt̪ut̪o]. astutos is at rank #38,509, tagged as anadj, pronounced [asˈt̪ut̪os].

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 58780, this pair ranks #65,175 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of astuto vs astutos

Shared letters: aostu. Private to "astuto": -. Private to "astutos": -.

"astuto" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "astutos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • astutoasstuto · asttuo · asttuto · astuot · astutto · asutto · atsuto · satuto
  • astutosasstutos · asttuos · asttutos · astuots · astutoss · astutso · astuttos · asuttos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "astuto" and "astutos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([asˈt̪ut̪o] versus [asˈt̪ut̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "astuto" vs "astutos" - which ranks higher?
"astuto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,271 in our Spanish list, against #38,509 for "astutos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "astuto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "astutos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #65,175 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "astuto" and "astutos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "astuta 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 #65,175 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