consuladovsconsuladosConfusable pair

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

#7,974
“consulado” frequency rank
#25,967
“consulados” frequency rank
33941
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consulado consulados
Definition Dignidad de cónsul romano. Forma del plural de consulado.

Where the eye mixes consulado and consulados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. consulado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against consulados's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
consulado
10 ch
consulados

Look-alike desk: consulado vs consulados

A purely visual mix-up. consulado ([kõnsuˈlað̞o]) and consulados ([kõnsuˈlað̞os]) 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) - “consulado” sits inside “consulados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

consulado is recorded at frequency rank #7,974, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõnsuˈlað̞o]. consulados is at rank #25,967, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõnsuˈlað̞os].

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 33941, this pair ranks #194,068 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of consulado vs consulados

Shared letters: acdlnosu. Private to "consulado": -. Private to "consulados": -.

"consulado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "consulados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consulado ← cconsulado · cnosulado · connsulado · consluado · conssulado · consualdo · consuladdo · consulaod
  • consulados ← cconsulados · cnosulados · connsulados · consluados · conssulados · consualdos · consuladdos · consuladoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "consulado" for "consulados" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõnsuˈlað̞o] versus [kõnsuˈlað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "consulado" or "consulados"?
"consulado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,974 in our Spanish list, against #25,967 for "consulados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "consulado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "consulados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #194,068 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "consulado" and "consulados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consulados vs consultadas". 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 #194,068 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