brujosvsbuzosWhich spelling fits?

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

#28,265
“brujos” frequency rank
#27,506
“buzos” frequency rank
55771
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature brujos buzos
Definition Forma del plural de brujo. Forma del plural de buzo.

Where the eye mixes brujos and buzos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
brujos
5 ch
buzos

Look-alike desk: brujos vs buzos

A purely visual mix-up. brujos ([ˈbɾuxos]) and buzos ([ˈbusos]) 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 55771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

brujos is recorded at frequency rank #28,265, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɾuxos]. buzos is at rank #27,506, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbusos].

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 55771, this pair ranks #77,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of brujos vs buzos

Shared letters: bosu. Private to "brujos": jr. Private to "buzos": z.

"brujos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "buzos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • brujosbbrujos · brjuos · brrujos · brujjos · brujoss · brujso · bruojs · burjos
  • buzosbbuzos · buozs · buzoss · buzso · buzzos · bzuos · ubzos · vuzos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "brujos" for "buzos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbɾuxos] versus [ˈbusos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "brujos" vs "buzos" - which ranks higher?
"buzos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,506 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

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "brujos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "buzos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #77,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "brujos" and "buzos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bos vs buzos". 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 #77,416 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