Which to use
“cochino” and “cochinos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,702
- “cochino” frequency rank
- #41,247
- “cochinos” frequency rank
- 72949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cochino | cochinos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Sus scrofa domesticus) Animal mamífero, artiodáctilo, de cuerpo robusto y piel gruesa, domesticado desde la Antigüedad para aprovechar su carne y su cuero. Es una variedad de la misma especie que en su forma salvaje se conoce como jabalí | Forma del plural de cochino. |
Where the eye mixes cochino and cochinos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cochino runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against cochinos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cochino with cochinos
A purely visual mix-up. cochino ([koˈt͡ʃino]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “cochino” sits inside “cochinos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cochino is recorded at frequency rank #31,702, classified as anoun, pronounced [koˈt͡ʃino]. 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 72949, this pair ranks #24,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cochino vs cochinos
Shared letters: chino. Private to "cochino": -. Private to "cochinos": s.
"cochino" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cochinos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cochino" and "cochinos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cochino" vs "cochinos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cochino" and "cochinos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cochino" 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 #24,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cochino" and "cochinos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cochero vs cochino". 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 #24,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.