Which to use
“cuellos” and “cuervos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,555
- “cuellos” frequency rank
- #19,685
- “cuervos” frequency rank
- 47240
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuellos | cuervos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cuello. | Forma del plural de cuervo. |
Where the eye mixes cuellos and cuervos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cuellos and cuervos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cuellos and cuervos
A purely visual mix-up. cuellos ([ˈkweʝos]) 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 47240, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuellos is recorded at frequency rank #27,555, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkweʝos]. 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 47240, this pair ranks #121,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cuellos vs cuervos
Shared letters: ceosu. Private to "cuellos": l. Private to "cuervos": rv.
"cuellos" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "cuervos" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cuellos" for "cuervos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cuellos" vs "cuervos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuellos" 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 #121,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuellos" and "cuervos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coello vs cuellos". 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 #121,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.