Which to use
“dueño” and “dueños” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,112
- “dueño” frequency rank
- #3,838
- “dueños” frequency rank
- 5950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dueño | dueños |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que posee o controla algo. | Forma del plural de dueño. |
Where the eye mixes dueño and dueños
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. dueño ([ˈd̪weɲo]) and dueños ([ˈd̪weɲos]) 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) - “dueño” sits inside “dueños”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dueño is recorded at frequency rank #2,112, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪weɲo]. dueños is at rank #3,838, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪weɲos].
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 5950, this pair ranks #312,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dueño vs dueños
Shared letters: deouñ. Private to "dueño": -. Private to "dueños": s.
"dueño" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "dueños" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC