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“discriminatorio” and “discriminatorios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,604
“discriminatorio” frequency rank
#48,356
“discriminatorios” frequency rank
77960
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature discriminatorio discriminatorios
Definition Que discrimina, que incurre en discriminación. Forma del plural de discriminatorio.

Where the eye mixes discriminatorio and discriminatorios

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 15 letters in sequence. discriminatorio runs 15 letters (CVCCCVCVCVCVCVV) against discriminatorios's 16 (CVCCCVCVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

15 ch
discriminatorio
16 ch
discriminatorios

Visual trap between discriminatorio and discriminatorios

A purely visual mix-up. discriminatorio ([d̪iskɾiminaˈt̪oɾjo]) and discriminatorios ([d̪iskɾiminaˈt̪oɾjos]) 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) - “discriminatorio” sits inside “discriminatorios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

discriminatorio is recorded at frequency rank #29,604, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪iskɾiminaˈt̪oɾjo]. discriminatorios is at rank #48,356, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪iskɾiminaˈt̪oɾjos].

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 77960, this pair ranks #15,176 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of discriminatorio vs discriminatorios

Shared letters: acdimnorst. Private to "discriminatorio": -. Private to "discriminatorios": -.

"discriminatorio" · 15 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVCVCVV  ·  "discriminatorios" · 16 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • discriminatorio ← ddiscriminatorio · dicsriminatorio · disccriminatorio · discirminatorio · discriimnatorio · discrimiantorio · discriminaotrio · discriminatoiro
  • discriminatorios ← ddiscriminatorios · dicsriminatorios · disccriminatorios · discirminatorios · discriimnatorios · discrimiantorios · discriminaotrios · discriminatoiros

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "discriminatorio" for "discriminatorios" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iskɾiminaˈt̪oɾjo] versus [d̪iskɾiminaˈt̪oɾjos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "discriminatorio" or "discriminatorios" show up more?
"discriminatorio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,604 in our Spanish list, against #48,356 for "discriminatorios". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "discriminatorio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "discriminatorios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #15,176 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "discriminatorio" and "discriminatorios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "discriminatorias vs discriminatorios". 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 #15,176 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list