Which to use
“cuartos” and “cuervos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,695
- “cuartos” frequency rank
- #19,685
- “cuervos” frequency rank
- 24380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuartos | cuervos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Miembros del cuerpo del animal robusto y fornido; y entre los pintores y escultores y los conocedores de caballos, miembros bien proporcionados. | Forma del plural de cuervo. |
Where the eye mixes cuartos and cuervos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cuartos vs cuervos
A purely visual mix-up. cuartos ([ˈkwaɾt̪os]) and cuervos ([ˈkweɾβ̞os]) 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 24380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuartos is recorded at frequency rank #4,695, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkwaɾt̪os]. cuervos is at rank #19,685, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkweɾβ̞os].
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 24380, this pair ranks #241,424 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cuartos vs cuervos
Shared letters: corsu. Private to "cuartos": at. Private to "cuervos": ev.
"cuartos" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "cuervos" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cuartos" for "cuervos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cuartos" or "cuervos"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuartos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuervos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,424 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuartos" and "cuervos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuervos vs curvo". 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 #241,424 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.