Which to use
“difunto” is an adjective and “difuntos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,829
- “difunto” frequency rank
- #19,990
- “difuntos” frequency rank
- 30819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | difunto | difuntos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho de una persona, que no tiene vida, en sentido real o figurado. | Forma del plural de difunto. |
Where the eye mixes difunto and difuntos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. difunto runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against difuntos's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses difunto with difuntos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: difunto is [d̪iˈfũn̪t̪o] while difuntos is [d̪iˈfũn̪t̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “difunto” sits inside “difuntos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
difunto is recorded at frequency rank #10,829, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪iˈfũn̪t̪o]. difuntos is at rank #19,990, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪iˈfũn̪t̪os].
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 30819, this pair ranks #210,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of difunto vs difuntos
Shared letters: dfinotu. Private to "difunto": -. Private to "difuntos": s.
"difunto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "difuntos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "difunto" and "difuntos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "difunto" or "difuntos"?
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 "difunto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "difuntos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "difunto" and "difuntos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "difunda vs difunto". 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 #210,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.