Which to use
“dibujan” is a verb and “dibujos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,079
- “dibujan” frequency rank
- #4,002
- “dibujos” frequency rank
- 37081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dibujan | dibujos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dibujar. | Forma del plural de dibujo. |
Where the eye mixes dibujan and dibujos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dibujan and dibujos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between dibujan and dibujos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dibujan is [d̪iˈβ̞uxãn] while dibujos is [d̪iˈβ̞uxos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dibujan is recorded at frequency rank #33,079, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞uxãn]. dibujos is at rank #4,002, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞uxos].
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 37081, this pair ranks #177,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dibujan vs dibujos
Shared letters: bdiju. Private to "dibujan": an. Private to "dibujos": os.
"dibujan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dibujos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dibujan" for "dibujos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dibujan" vs "dibujos" - which ranks higher?
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 "dibujan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dibujos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dibujan" and "dibujos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dibujaba vs dibujan". 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 #177,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.