Which to use
“cansado” is an adjective and “cansados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,987
- “cansado” frequency rank
- #10,628
- “cansados” frequency rank
- 14615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cansado | cansados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Débil físicamente, por exceso de ejercicio o por enfermedad. | Forma del masculino plural de cansado. |
Where the eye mixes cansado and cansados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cansado and cansados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cansado is [kãnˈsað̞o] while cansados is [kãnˈsað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cansado” sits inside “cansados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cansado is recorded at frequency rank #3,987, classified as anadj, pronounced [kãnˈsað̞o]. cansados is at rank #10,628, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kãnˈsað̞os].
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 14615, this pair ranks #283,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cansado vs cansados
Shared letters: acdnos. Private to "cansado": -. Private to "cansados": -.
"cansado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cansados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cansado" and "cansados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cansado" vs "cansados" - which ranks higher?
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 "cansado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cansados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cansado" and "cansados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cansados vs cántaros". 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 #283,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.