Which to use
“clínico” and “clínicos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,926
- “clínico” frequency rank
- #16,535
- “clínicos” frequency rank
- 28461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clínico | clínicos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que recibe el bautismo en la cama en la última enfermedad. | Forma del plural de clínico. |
Where the eye mixes clínico and clínicos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. clínico runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against clínicos's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between clínico and clínicos
A purely visual mix-up. clínico ([ˈkliniko]) and clínicos ([ˈklinikos]) 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) - “clínico” sits inside “clínicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clínico is recorded at frequency rank #11,926, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkliniko]. clínicos is at rank #16,535, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈklinikos].
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 28461, this pair ranks #221,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clínico vs clínicos
Shared letters: cilnoí. Private to "clínico": -. Private to "clínicos": s.
"clínico" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "clínicos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clínico" for "clínicos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "clínico" or "clínicos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "clínico" and "clínicos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clínico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clínicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clínico" and "clínicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clinical vs clínicos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #221,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.