Which to use
“comando” and “comandos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,276
- “comando” frequency rank
- #13,642
- “comandos” frequency rank
- 19918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comando | comandos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mando. | Forma del plural de comando. |
Where the eye mixes comando and comandos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: comando vs comandos
A purely visual mix-up. comando ([koˈmãn̪d̪o]) and comandos ([koˈmãn̪d̪os]) 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) - “comando” sits inside “comandos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comando is recorded at frequency rank #6,276, classified as anoun, pronounced [koˈmãn̪d̪o]. comandos is at rank #13,642, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koˈmãn̪d̪os].
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 19918, this pair ranks #261,639 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comando vs comandos
Shared letters: acdmno. Private to "comando": -. Private to "comandos": s.
"comando" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "comandos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comando" and "comandos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "comando" vs "comandos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "comando" and "comandos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comandos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,639 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comando" and "comandos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comanda vs comandos". 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 #261,639 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.