Which to use
“celos” and “ciegos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,964
- “celos” frequency rank
- #9,421
- “ciegos” frequency rank
- 17385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | celos | ciegos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recelo de que la persona amada haya mudado o mude su cariño. | Forma del plural de ciego. |
Where the eye mixes celos and ciegos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses celos with ciegos
A purely visual mix-up. celos ([ˈselos]) and ciegos ([ˈsjeɣ̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
celos is recorded at frequency rank #7,964, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈselos]. ciegos is at rank #9,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsjeɣ̞os].
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 17385, this pair ranks #272,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of celos vs ciegos
Shared letters: ceos. Private to "celos": l. Private to "ciegos": gi.
"celos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ciegos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "celos" and "ciegos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "celos" or "ciegos" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "celos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ciegos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "celos" and "ciegos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "celos vs cholos". 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 #272,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.