Which to use
“botón” and “button” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,860
- “botón” frequency rank
- #38,542
- “button” frequency rank
- 43402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | botón | button |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pieza que, inserta en un ojal, se utiliza para abrochar o adornar una prenda de vestir u otro artefacto. | Botón. |
Where the eye mixes botón and button
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: botón vs button
A purely visual mix-up. botón ([boˈt̪õn]) and button (/ˈbʌt.ən/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
botón is recorded at frequency rank #4,860, classified as anoun, pronounced [boˈt̪õn]. button is at rank #38,542, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbʌt.ən/.
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 43402, this pair ranks #142,841 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of botón vs button
Shared letters: bnot. Private to "botón": ó. Private to "button": u.
"botón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "button" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- button ← bbutton · btuton · buton · butotn · buttno · buttonn · ubtton · vutton
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "botón" for "button" ever safe?
Which is more common, "botón" or "button"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "botón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "button" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,841 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "botón" and "button" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "butt vs button". 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 #142,841 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.