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

#25,156
“bellísima” frequency rank
#32,990
“bellísimo” frequency rank
58146
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bellísima bellísimo
Definition Forma del femenino singular de bellísimo, superlativo de bello. Superlativo de bello: sumamente bello.

Where the eye mixes bellísima and bellísimo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. bellísima and bellísimo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
bellísima
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Look-alike desk: bellísima vs bellísimo

A purely visual mix-up. bellísima ([beˈʝisima]) and bellísimo ([beˈʝisimo]) 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 a single letter - a in “bellísima” becomes o in “bellísimo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bellísima is recorded at frequency rank #25,156, classified as anadj, pronounced [beˈʝisima]. bellísimo is at rank #32,990, tagged as anadj, pronounced [beˈʝisimo].

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 58146, this pair ranks #67,592 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of bellísima vs bellísimo

Shared letters: beilmsí. Private to "bellísima": a. Private to "bellísimo": o.

"bellísima" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "bellísimo" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bellísima" for "bellísimo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([beˈʝisima] versus [beˈʝisimo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "bellísima" or "bellísimo" show up more?
"bellísima" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,156 in our Spanish list, against #32,990 for "bellísimo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "bellísima" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bellísimo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,592 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics

Confusion rank #67,592 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