Which to use
“cuadro” and “cuadros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,551
- “cuadro” frequency rank
- #4,319
- “cuadros” frequency rank
- 6870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuadro | cuadros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lienzo o tabla pintado artísticamente. | Forma del plural de cuadro. |
Where the eye mixes cuadro and cuadros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cuadro with cuadros
A purely visual mix-up. cuadro ([ˈkwað̞ɾo]) and cuadros ([ˈkwað̞ɾos]) 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) - “cuadro” sits inside “cuadros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuadro is recorded at frequency rank #2,551, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkwað̞ɾo]. cuadros is at rank #4,319, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkwað̞ɾos].
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 6870, this pair ranks #309,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cuadro vs cuadros
Shared letters: acdoru. Private to "cuadro": -. Private to "cuadros": s.
"cuadro" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "cuadros" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cuadro" and "cuadros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cuadro" vs "cuadros" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuadro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuadros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuadro" and "cuadros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuadran vs cuadros". 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 #309,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.