Which to use
“azote” and “azotes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,658
- “azote” frequency rank
- #27,876
- “azotes” frequency rank
- 59534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | azote | azotes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Instrumento con que se azota. | Pena que se imponía a ciertos criminales consistente en golpear una o más veces las nalgas (nalgada), con un instrumento, denominado también "azote" o "disciplina". |
Where the eye mixes azote and azotes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses azote with azotes
A purely visual mix-up. azote ([aˈsot̪e]) and azotes ([aˈsot̪es]) 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) - “azote” sits inside “azotes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
azote is recorded at frequency rank #31,658, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈsot̪e]. azotes is at rank #27,876, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈsot̪es].
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 59534, this pair ranks #62,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of azote vs azotes
Shared letters: aeotz. Private to "azote": -. Private to "azotes": s.
"azote" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "azotes" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "azote" for "azotes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "azote" vs "azotes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "azote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "azotes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "azote" and "azotes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "azotar vs azote". 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 #62,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.