Which to use
“consejo” and “consejos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #585
- “consejo” frequency rank
- #2,200
- “consejos” frequency rank
- 2785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consejo | consejos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Opinión recomendada u ofrecida para ser seguida por otras personas, generalmente respecto a un curso de acción o un modo de comportamiento. | Forma del plural de consejo. |
Where the eye mixes consejo and consejos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. consejo runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against consejos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: consejo vs consejos
A purely visual mix-up. consejo ([kõnˈsexo]) and consejos ([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) - “consejo” sits inside “consejos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consejo is recorded at frequency rank #585, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõnˈsexo]. consejos is at rank #2,200, 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 2785, this pair ranks #319,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of consejo vs consejos
Shared letters: cejnos. Private to "consejo": -. Private to "consejos": -.
"consejo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "consejos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "consejo" and "consejos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "consejo" or "consejos"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "consejo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consejos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consejo" and "consejos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consejos 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 #319,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.