Which to use
“censor” and “censores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,698
- “censor” frequency rank
- #31,258
- “censores” frequency rank
- 62956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | censor | censores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que pertenece o concierne censura censurar. | Forma del plural de censor. |
Where the eye mixes censor and censores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. censor runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against censores's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between censor and censores
A purely visual mix-up. censor ([sẽnˈsoɾ]) and censores ([sẽnˈsoɾes]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “censor” sits inside “censores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
censor is recorded at frequency rank #31,698, classified as anadj, pronounced [sẽnˈsoɾ]. censores is at rank #31,258, tagged as anadj, pronounced [sẽnˈsoɾes].
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 62956, this pair ranks #50,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of censor vs censores
Shared letters: cenors. Private to "censor": -. Private to "censores": -.
"censor" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "censores" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "censor" and "censores" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "censor" or "censores" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "censor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "censores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "censor" and "censores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "censal vs censor". 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 #50,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.