biólogovsbiólogosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#26,728
“biólogo” frequency rank
#35,381
“biólogos” frequency rank
62109
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature biólogo biólogos
Definition Persona que tiene como especialidad la Biología. Forma del plural de biólogo.

Where the eye mixes biólogo and biólogos

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

7 ch
biólogo
8 ch
biólogos

Visual trap between biólogo and biólogos

A purely visual mix-up. biólogo ([ˈbjoloɣ̞o]) and biólogos ([ˈbjoloɣ̞os]) 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) - “biólogo” sits inside “biólogos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

biólogo is recorded at frequency rank #26,728, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbjoloɣ̞o]. biólogos is at rank #35,381, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbjoloɣ̞os].

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 62109, this pair ranks #53,113 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of biólogo vs biólogos

Shared letters: bgiloó. Private to "biólogo": -. Private to "biólogos": s.

"biólogo" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "biólogos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "biólogo" for "biólogos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbjoloɣ̞o] versus [ˈbjoloɣ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "biólogo" vs "biólogos" - which ranks higher?
"biólogo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,728 in our Spanish list, against #35,381 for "biólogos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "biólogo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "biólogos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #53,113 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "biólogo" and "biólogos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "biológicos vs biólogos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #53,113 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