Which to use
“cost” and “costos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,956
- “cost” frequency rank
- #3,038
- “costos” frequency rank
- 24994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cost | costos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Costo. | Forma del plural de costo. |
Where the eye mixes cost and costos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cost and costos
A purely visual mix-up. cost ([ˈkɔst]) and costos ([ˈkost̪os]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “cost” sits inside “costos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cost is recorded at frequency rank #21,956, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɔst]. costos is at rank #3,038, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkost̪os].
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 24994, this pair ranks #238,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cost vs costos
Shared letters: cost. Private to "cost": -. Private to "costos": -.
"cost" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "costos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cost" and "costos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cost" or "costos" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cost" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "costos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cost" and "costos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cost vs count". 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 #238,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.