Which to use
“Burgos” is a name and “burgués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,147
- “Burgos” frequency rank
- #18,465
- “burgués” frequency rank
- 24612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Burgos | burgués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ciudad de España, capital de la provincia homónima. | Natural o habitante de un burgo. |
Where the eye mixes Burgos and burgués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Burgos runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against burgués's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Burgos vs burgués
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Burgos is [ˈbuɾɣ̞os] while burgués is [buɾˈɣ̞es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Burgos is recorded at frequency rank #6,147, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈbuɾɣ̞os]. burgués is at rank #18,465, tagged as anadj, pronounced [buɾˈɣ̞es].
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 24612, this pair ranks #240,344 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Burgos vs burgués
Shared letters: bgrsu. Private to "Burgos": o. Private to "burgués": é.
"Burgos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "burgués" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Burgos ← bburgos · brugos · bugros · burggos · burgoss · burgso · burogs · burrgos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Burgos" for "burgués" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Burgos" vs "burgués" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Burgos" and "burgués" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Burgos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "burgués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,344 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Burgos" and "burgués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "burgués vs burguesas". 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 #240,344 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.