concursosvsconjurosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,634
“concursos” frequency rank
#45,829
“conjuros” frequency rank
54463
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concursos conjuros
Definition Forma del plural de concurso. Forma del plural de conjuro.

Where the eye mixes concursos and conjuros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. concursos runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against conjuros's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
concursos
8 ch
conjuros

Why the eye confuses concursos with conjuros

A purely visual mix-up. concursos ([kõŋˈkuɾsos]) and conjuros ([kõŋˈxuɾos]) 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 54463, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concursos is recorded at frequency rank #8,634, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõŋˈkuɾsos]. conjuros is at rank #45,829, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõŋˈxuɾos].

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 54463, this pair ranks #83,203 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concursos vs conjuros

Shared letters: cnorsu. Private to "concursos": -. Private to "conjuros": j.

"concursos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "conjuros" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concursoscconcursos · cnocursos · cocnursos · conccursos · concrusos · concuross · concurrsos · concursoss
  • conjuroscconjuros · cnojuros · cojnuros · conjjuros · conjruos · conjuors · conjuross · conjurros

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "concursos" for "conjuros" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõŋˈkuɾsos] versus [kõŋˈxuɾos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "concursos" or "conjuros"?
"concursos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,634 in our Spanish list, against #45,829 for "conjuros". 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 "concursos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conjuros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #83,203 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concursos" and "conjuros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conjura 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 #83,203 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