Which to use
“dócil” and “dóciles” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,006
- “dócil” frequency rank
- #48,967
- “dóciles” frequency rank
- 83973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dócil | dóciles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Suave, blando. | Forma del plural de dócil. |
Where the eye mixes dócil and dóciles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dócil runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against dóciles's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dócil and dóciles
A purely visual mix-up. dócil ([ˈd̪osil]) and dóciles ([ˈd̪osiles]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “dócil” sits inside “dóciles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dócil is recorded at frequency rank #35,006, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪osil]. dóciles is at rank #48,967, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪osiles].
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 83973, this pair ranks #7,536 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dócil vs dóciles
Shared letters: cdiló. Private to "dócil": -. Private to "dóciles": es.
"dócil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dóciles" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dócil" and "dóciles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dócil" or "dóciles" show up more?
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 "dócil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dóciles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,536 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dócil" and "dóciles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dátiles vs dóciles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #7,536 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.