Which to use
“caprichos” is a noun and “caprichosa” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,781
- “caprichos” frequency rank
- #27,512
- “caprichosa” frequency rank
- 44293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caprichos | caprichosa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de capricho. | Forma del femenino de caprichoso. |
Where the eye mixes caprichos and caprichosa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. caprichos runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against caprichosa's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between caprichos and caprichosa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caprichos is [kaˈpɾit͡ʃos] while caprichosa is [kapɾiˈt͡ʃosa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “caprichos” sits inside “caprichosa”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caprichos is recorded at frequency rank #16,781, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈpɾit͡ʃos]. caprichosa is at rank #27,512, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kapɾiˈt͡ʃosa].
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 44293, this pair ranks #137,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caprichos vs caprichosa
Shared letters: achioprs. Private to "caprichos": -. Private to "caprichosa": -.
"caprichos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "caprichosa" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- caprichos ← acprichos · capirchos · capprichos · caprcihos · capricchos · caprichhos · caprichoss · caprichso
- caprichosa ← acprichosa · capirchosa · capprichosa · caprcihosa · capricchosa · caprichhosa · caprichoas · caprichossa
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "caprichos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caprichosa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caprichos" and "caprichosa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caprichosa vs caprichoso". 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 #137,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.