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Which to use

“combo” and “combos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,781
“combo” frequency rank
#36,984
“combos” frequency rank
49765
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature combo combos
Definition Que muestra una superficie curva en sentido convexo o cóncavo. Forma del plural de combo.

Where the eye mixes combo and combos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
combo
6 ch
combos

Look-alike desk: combo vs combos

A purely visual mix-up. combo ([ˈkõmbo]) and combos ([ˈkõmbos]) 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) - “combo” sits inside “combos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49765, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

combo is recorded at frequency rank #12,781, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkõmbo]. combos is at rank #36,984, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkõmbos].

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 49765, this pair ranks #106,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of combo vs combos

Shared letters: bcmo. Private to "combo": -. Private to "combos": s.

"combo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "combos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comboccombo · cmobo · cobmo · combbo · commbo · comob · comvo · ocmbo
  • combosccombos · cmobos · cobmos · combbos · comboss · combso · commbos · comobs

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "combo" and "combos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkõmbo] versus [ˈkõmbos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "combo" or "combos" show up more?
"combo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,781 in our Spanish list, against #36,984 for "combos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "combo" and "combos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "combo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "combos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #106,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "combo" and "combos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comba vs combos". 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 #106,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list