Which to use
“celoso” and “celosos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,255
- “celoso” frequency rank
- #29,099
- “celosos” frequency rank
- 38354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | celoso | celosos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene celos, esto es, que no quiere ver a una persona querida con otra que no sea ella, por miedo a perderla. | Forma del masculino plural de celoso. |
Where the eye mixes celoso and celosos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between celoso and celosos
A purely visual mix-up. celoso ([seˈloso]) and celosos ([seˈlosos]) 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) - “celoso” sits inside “celosos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
celoso is recorded at frequency rank #9,255, classified as anadj, pronounced [seˈloso]. celosos is at rank #29,099, tagged as anadj, pronounced [seˈlosos].
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 38354, this pair ranks #170,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of celoso vs celosos
Shared letters: celos. Private to "celoso": -. Private to "celosos": -.
"celoso" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "celosos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "celoso" and "celosos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "celoso" vs "celosos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "celoso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "celosos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "celoso" and "celosos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "celosos vs coloso". 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 #170,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.