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

#13,441
“disgusto” frequency rank
#34,995
“disgustos” frequency rank
48436
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature disgusto disgustos
Definition Contrariedad Forma del plural de disgusto.

Where the eye mixes disgusto and disgustos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. disgusto runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against disgustos's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
disgusto
9 ch
disgustos

Look-alike desk: disgusto vs disgustos

A purely visual mix-up. disgusto ([d̪isˈɣ̞ust̪o]) and disgustos ([d̪isˈɣ̞ust̪os]) 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) - “disgusto” sits inside “disgustos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

disgusto is recorded at frequency rank #13,441, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪isˈɣ̞ust̪o]. disgustos is at rank #34,995, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪isˈɣ̞ust̪os].

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 48436, this pair ranks #114,490 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of disgusto vs disgustos

Shared letters: dgiostu. Private to "disgusto": -. Private to "disgustos": -.

"disgusto" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "disgustos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • disgusto ← ddisgusto · digsusto · disggusto · disgsuto · disgusot · disgussto · disgustto · disgutso
  • disgustos ← ddisgustos · digsustos · disggustos · disgsutos · disgusots · disgusstos · disgustoss · disgustso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "disgusto" and "disgustos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪isˈɣ̞ust̪o] versus [d̪isˈɣ̞ust̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "disgusto" vs "disgustos" - which ranks higher?
"disgusto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,441 in our Spanish list, against #34,995 for "disgustos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "disgusto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "disgustos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #114,490 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "disgusto" and "disgustos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disgusta vs disgustos". 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 #114,490 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