Which to use
“cercano” and “cercanos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,441
- “cercano” frequency rank
- #4,862
- “cercanos” frequency rank
- 7303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cercano | cercanos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que se encuentra a poca distancia | Forma del masculino plural de cercano. |
Where the eye mixes cercano and cercanos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cercano runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against cercanos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cercano vs cercanos
A purely visual mix-up. cercano ([seɾˈkano]) and cercanos ([seɾˈkanos]) 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) - “cercano” sits inside “cercanos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cercano is recorded at frequency rank #2,441, classified as anadj, pronounced [seɾˈkano]. cercanos is at rank #4,862, tagged as anadj, pronounced [seɾˈkanos].
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 7303, this pair ranks #308,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cercano vs cercanos
Shared letters: acenor. Private to "cercano": -. Private to "cercanos": s.
"cercano" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cercanos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cercano" and "cercanos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cercano" or "cercanos"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cercano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cercanos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cercano" and "cercanos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cercano vs chicano". 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 #308,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.