Which to use
“delirio” and “delirios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,664
- “delirio” frequency rank
- #23,744
- “delirios” frequency rank
- 37408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delirio | delirios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de delirar (tener trastornada la razón). | Forma del plural de delirio. |
Where the eye mixes delirio and delirios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. delirio runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against delirios's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between delirio and delirios
A purely visual mix-up. delirio ([d̪eˈliɾjo]) and delirios ([d̪eˈliɾjos]) 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) - “delirio” sits inside “delirios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delirio is recorded at frequency rank #13,664, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈliɾjo]. delirios is at rank #23,744, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈliɾjos].
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 37408, this pair ranks #175,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delirio vs delirios
Shared letters: deilor. Private to "delirio": -. Private to "delirios": s.
"delirio" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "delirios" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "delirio" and "delirios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "delirio" vs "delirios" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "delirio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delirios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delirio" and "delirios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deliciosa vs delirios". 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 #175,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.