Which to use
“cangrejo” and “cangrejos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,049
- “cangrejo” frequency rank
- #24,765
- “cangrejos” frequency rank
- 43814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cangrejo | cangrejos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cualquier crustáceo con cinco pares de patas, las dos primeras convertidas en pinzas y hábitos caminadores antes que nadadores. | Forma del plural de cangrejo. |
Where the eye mixes cangrejo and cangrejos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. cangrejo runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against cangrejos's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cangrejo and cangrejos
A purely visual mix-up. cangrejo ([kãŋˈgɾexo]) and cangrejos ([kãŋˈgɾexos]) 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) - “cangrejo” sits inside “cangrejos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cangrejo is recorded at frequency rank #19,049, classified as anoun, pronounced [kãŋˈgɾexo]. cangrejos is at rank #24,765, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kãŋˈgɾexos].
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 43814, this pair ranks #140,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cangrejo vs cangrejos
Shared letters: acegjnor. Private to "cangrejo": -. Private to "cangrejos": s.
"cangrejo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "cangrejos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cangrejo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cangrejos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cangrejo" and "cangrejos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cangrejo vs congregó". 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 #140,533 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.