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“chinos” and “cochinos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,467
- “chinos” frequency rank
- #41,247
- “cochinos” frequency rank
- 44714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chinos | cochinos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Juego de azar que consiste en intentar adivinar el número total de monedas que varios jugadores (al menos 2) guardan en su mano cerrada. Se utilizan 3 monedas por jugador y se pueden sacar 0, 1, 2 o 3 monedas. El juego se usa típicamente como fórmula de echar a suertes. | Forma del plural de cochino. |
Where the eye mixes chinos and cochinos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. chinos runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against cochinos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: chinos vs cochinos
A purely visual mix-up. chinos ([ˈt͡ʃinos]) and cochinos ([koˈt͡ʃinos]) 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) - “chinos” sits inside “cochinos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chinos is recorded at frequency rank #3,467, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃinos]. cochinos is at rank #41,247, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koˈt͡ʃinos].
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 44714, this pair ranks #135,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of chinos vs cochinos
Shared letters: chinos. Private to "chinos": -. Private to "cochinos": -.
"chinos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "cochinos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chinos" and "cochinos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "chinos" vs "cochinos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "chinos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cochinos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chinos" and "cochinos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cochinos vs cocidos". 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 #135,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.