Which to use
“campesino” and “campesinos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,181
- “campesino” frequency rank
- #4,976
- “campesinos” frequency rank
- 16157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campesino | campesinos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Propio de la vida, trabajo o costumbres de los entornos rurales. | Forma del plural de campesino. |
Where the eye mixes campesino and campesinos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. campesino runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against campesinos's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: campesino vs campesinos
A purely visual mix-up. campesino ([kãmpeˈsino]) and campesinos ([kãmpeˈsinos]) 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) - “campesino” sits inside “campesinos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16157, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
campesino is recorded at frequency rank #11,181, classified as anadj, pronounced [kãmpeˈsino]. campesinos is at rank #4,976, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kãmpeˈsinos].
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 16157, this pair ranks #277,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of campesino vs campesinos
Shared letters: aceimnops. Private to "campesino": -. Private to "campesinos": -.
"campesino" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "campesinos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- campesino ← acmpesino · camepsino · cammpesino · campecino · campeisno · campesinno · campesion · campesnio
- campesinos ← acmpesinos · camepsinos · cammpesinos · campecinos · campeisnos · campesinnos · campesinoss · campesinso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "campesino" for "campesinos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "campesino" or "campesinos" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "campesino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "campesinos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campesino" and "campesinos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "camerino vs campesino". 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 #277,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.