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

#9,079
“bruja” frequency rank
#28,265
“brujos” frequency rank
37344
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bruja brujos
Definition Mujer a la que se le atribuyen poderes mágicos y sobrenaturales, en la mayoría de los casos empleados para hacer el mal. Forma del plural de brujo.

Where the eye mixes bruja and brujos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bruja runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against brujos's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
bruja
6 ch
brujos

Look-alike desk: bruja vs brujos

A purely visual mix-up. bruja ([ˈbɾuxa]) and brujos ([ˈbɾuxos]) 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 37344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bruja is recorded at frequency rank #9,079, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɾuxa]. brujos is at rank #28,265, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɾuxos].

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 37344, this pair ranks #175,799 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bruja vs brujos

Shared letters: bjru. Private to "bruja": a. Private to "brujos": os.

"bruja" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "brujos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bruja ← bbruja · brjua · brruja · bruaj · brujja · burja · rbuja · vruja
  • brujos ← bbrujos · brjuos · brrujos · brujjos · brujoss · brujso · bruojs · burjos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bruja" and "brujos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbɾuxa] versus [ˈbɾuxos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "bruja" or "brujos"?
"bruja" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,079 in our Spanish list, against #28,265 for "brujos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bruja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "brujos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #175,799 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bruja" and "brujos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brujos vs bruscos". 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 #175,799 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