Which to use
“concurso” and “conjuro” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,718
- “concurso” frequency rank
- #26,371
- “conjuro” frequency rank
- 28089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concurso | conjuro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Competencia abierta entre diversos candidatos en quienes concurren las mismas condiciones, para escoger al mejor o a los mejores. | Oración con supuestos poderes mágicos. |
Where the eye mixes concurso and conjuro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. concurso runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against conjuro's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: concurso vs conjuro
A purely visual mix-up. concurso ([kõŋˈkuɾso]) and conjuro ([kõŋˈxuɾo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concurso is recorded at frequency rank #1,718, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõŋˈkuɾso]. conjuro is at rank #26,371, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõŋˈxuɾo].
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 28089, this pair ranks #223,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concurso vs conjuro
Shared letters: cnoru. Private to "concurso": s. Private to "conjuro": j.
"concurso" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "conjuro" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "concurso" and "conjuro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "concurso" or "conjuro" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "concurso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conjuro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concurso" and "conjuro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conjuro vs conjuros". 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 #223,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.