Which to use
“concursos” and “conversos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,634
- “concursos” frequency rank
- #36,997
- “conversos” frequency rank
- 45631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concursos | conversos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de concurso. | Forma del plural de converso. |
Where the eye mixes concursos and conversos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. concursos and conversos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: concursos vs conversos
A purely visual mix-up. concursos ([kõŋˈkuɾsos]) and conversos ([kõmˈbeɾsos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45631, 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]. conversos is at rank #36,997, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmˈbeɾsos].
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 45631, this pair ranks #130,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concursos vs conversos
Shared letters: cnors. Private to "concursos": u. Private to "conversos": ev.
"concursos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "conversos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "concursos" and "conversos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "concursos" or "conversos"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "concursos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conversos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concursos" and "conversos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conversan vs conversos". 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 #130,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.