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

#6,890
“comisario” frequency rank
#25,948
“comisarios” frequency rank
32838
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comisario comisarios
Definition El que tiene poder y facultad de otro para ejecutar alguna orden o entender en algún negocio. Forma del plural de comisario.

Where the eye mixes comisario and comisarios

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. comisario runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against comisarios's 10 (CVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
comisario
10 ch
comisarios

Why the eye confuses comisario with comisarios

A purely visual mix-up. comisario ([komiˈsaɾjo]) and comisarios ([komiˈsaɾjos]) 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) - “comisario” sits inside “comisarios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comisario is recorded at frequency rank #6,890, classified as anoun, pronounced [komiˈsaɾjo]. comisarios is at rank #25,948, tagged as anoun, pronounced [komiˈsaɾjos].

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 32838, this pair ranks #199,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comisario vs comisarios

Shared letters: acimors. Private to "comisario": -. Private to "comisarios": -.

"comisario" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV  ·  "comisarios" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comisarioccomisario · cmoisario · coimsario · comiasrio · comisairo · comisaroi · comisarrio · comisraio
  • comisariosccomisarios · cmoisarios · coimsarios · comiasrios · comisairos · comisarioss · comisariso · comisarois

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comisario" and "comisarios" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([komiˈsaɾjo] versus [komiˈsaɾjos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comisario" or "comisarios"?
"comisario" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,890 in our Spanish list, against #25,948 for "comisarios". 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 "comisario" and "comisarios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comisario" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comisarios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #199,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comisario" and "comisarios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comisarios vs corsarios". 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 #199,933 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