Which to use
“bultos” and “burros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,998
- “bultos” frequency rank
- #21,585
- “burros” frequency rank
- 54583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bultos | burros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de bulto. | Forma del plural de burro. |
Where the eye mixes bultos and burros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bultos and burros follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between bultos and burros
A purely visual mix-up. bultos ([ˈbul̪t̪os]) and burros ([ˈburos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bultos is recorded at frequency rank #32,998, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbul̪t̪os]. burros is at rank #21,585, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈburos].
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 54583, this pair ranks #82,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bultos vs burros
Shared letters: bosu. Private to "bultos": lt. Private to "burros": r.
"bultos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "burros" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bultos" and "burros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bultos" or "burros"?
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 "bultos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "burros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bultos" and "burros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bulbo vs bultos". 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 #82,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.