Which to use
“borracho” is an adjective and “borrachos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,628
- “borracho” frequency rank
- #11,913
- “borrachos” frequency rank
- 18541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | borracho | borrachos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Intoxicado por el alcohol. | Forma del plural de borracho. |
Where the eye mixes borracho and borrachos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. borracho runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against borrachos's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: borracho vs borrachos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: borracho is [boˈrat͡ʃo] while borrachos is [boˈrat͡ʃos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “borracho” sits inside “borrachos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
borracho is recorded at frequency rank #6,628, classified as anadj, pronounced [boˈrat͡ʃo]. borrachos is at rank #11,913, tagged as anoun, pronounced [boˈrat͡ʃos].
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 18541, this pair ranks #267,491 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of borracho vs borrachos
Shared letters: abchor. Private to "borracho": -. Private to "borrachos": s.
"borracho" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "borrachos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "borracho" and "borrachos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "borracho" or "borrachos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "borracho" and "borrachos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "borracho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "borrachos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,491 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "borracho" and "borrachos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "borrachos vs borrados". 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 #267,491 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.