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“bruto” and “brutos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,108
- “bruto” frequency rank
- #16,775
- “brutos” frequency rank
- 23883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bruto | brutos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Carente de racionalidad, cultura o formación. | Forma del masculino plural de bruto. |
Where the eye mixes bruto and brutos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bruto runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against brutos's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bruto vs brutos
A purely visual mix-up. bruto ([ˈbɾut̪o]) and brutos ([ˈbɾut̪os]) 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) - “bruto” sits inside “brutos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bruto is recorded at frequency rank #7,108, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɾut̪o]. brutos is at rank #16,775, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbɾut̪os].
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 23883, this pair ranks #243,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bruto vs brutos
Shared letters: bortu. Private to "bruto": -. Private to "brutos": s.
"bruto" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "brutos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bruto" and "brutos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "bruto" or "brutos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bruto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brutos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bruto" and "brutos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bruto vs butt". 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 #243,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.