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

#6,993
“concejo” frequency rank
#22,306
“concejos” frequency rank
29299
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concejo concejos
Definition Conjunto de miembros - llamados « concejales » - presididos por el alcalde, que se encarga de gobernar y dirigir un municipio. Forma del plural de concejo.

Where the eye mixes concejo and concejos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. concejo runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against concejos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
concejo
8 ch
concejos

Look-alike desk: concejo vs concejos

A purely visual mix-up. concejo ([kõnˈsexo]) and concejos ([kõnˈsexos]) 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) - “concejo” sits inside “concejos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concejo is recorded at frequency rank #6,993, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõnˈsexo]. concejos is at rank #22,306, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõnˈsexos].

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 29299, this pair ranks #217,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concejo vs concejos

Shared letters: cejno. Private to "concejo": -. Private to "concejos": s.

"concejo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "concejos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concejo ← cconcejo · cnocejo · cocnejo · conccejo · concejjo · conceoj · concjeo · conecjo
  • concejos ← cconcejos · cnocejos · cocnejos · conccejos · concejjos · concejoss · concejso · conceojs

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "concejo" and "concejos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõnˈsexo] versus [kõnˈsexos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "concejo" or "concejos"?
"concejo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,993 in our Spanish list, against #22,306 for "concejos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "concejo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concejos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #217,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concejo" and "concejos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concejos vs contemos". 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 #217,709 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