Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bruja" and "brujos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bruja" or "brujos"?
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.