Which to use
“atraso” and “atrasos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,350
- “atraso” frequency rank
- #43,994
- “atrasos” frequency rank
- 61344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atraso | atrasos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de atrasar y atrasarse. | Forma del plural de atraso. |
Where the eye mixes atraso and atrasos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. atraso runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against atrasos's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses atraso with atrasos
A purely visual mix-up. atraso ([aˈt̪ɾaso]) and atrasos ([aˈt̪ɾasos]) 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) - “atraso” sits inside “atrasos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atraso is recorded at frequency rank #17,350, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈt̪ɾaso]. atrasos is at rank #43,994, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈt̪ɾasos].
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 61344, this pair ranks #55,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of atraso vs atrasos
Shared letters: aorst. Private to "atraso": -. Private to "atrasos": -.
"atraso" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "atrasos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "atraso" for "atrasos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "atraso" vs "atrasos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "atraso" and "atrasos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "atraso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atrasos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atraso" and "atrasos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atracos vs atrasos". 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 #55,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.