Which to use
“brujo” and “brujos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,173
- “brujo” frequency rank
- #28,265
- “brujos” frequency rank
- 46438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brujo | brujos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Varón que posee o al que se le adjudican poderes mágicos, especialmente de origen religioso | Forma del plural de brujo. |
Where the eye mixes brujo and brujos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. brujo 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.
Visual trap between brujo and brujos
A purely visual mix-up. brujo ([ˈbɾuxo]) 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 extra letter(s) - “brujo” sits inside “brujos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brujo is recorded at frequency rank #18,173, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɾuxo]. 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 46438, this pair ranks #125,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of brujo vs brujos
Shared letters: bjoru. Private to "brujo": -. Private to "brujos": s.
"brujo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "brujos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "brujo" and "brujos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "brujo" or "brujos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "brujo" 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 #125,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brujo" and "brujos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bru vs brujo". 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 #125,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.