Which to use
“cultivo” and “cultivos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,832
- “cultivo” frequency rank
- #5,710
- “cultivos” frequency rank
- 9542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cultivo | cultivos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de cultivar (en sus diferentes acepciones). | Forma del plural de cultivo. |
Where the eye mixes cultivo and cultivos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cultivo runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against cultivos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cultivo vs cultivos
A purely visual mix-up. cultivo ([kul̪ˈt̪iβ̞o]) and cultivos ([kul̪ˈt̪iβ̞os]) 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) - “cultivo” sits inside “cultivos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cultivo is recorded at frequency rank #3,832, classified as anoun, pronounced [kul̪ˈt̪iβ̞o]. cultivos is at rank #5,710, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kul̪ˈt̪iβ̞os].
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 9542, this pair ranks #301,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cultivo vs cultivos
Shared letters: cilotuv. Private to "cultivo": -. Private to "cultivos": s.
"cultivo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cultivos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cultivo" and "cultivos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cultivo" or "cultivos" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cultivo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cultivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cultivo" and "cultivos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cultivo vs curtido". 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 #301,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.