ebriavsebriosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: ebria is a adjective, ebrios is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ebria” is an adjective and “ebrios” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,074
“ebria” frequency rank
#30,881
“ebrios” frequency rank
64955
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ebria ebrios
Definition Forma del femenino de ebrio. Forma del plural de ebrio.

Where the eye mixes ebria and ebrios

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
ebria
6 ch
ebrios

Look-alike desk: ebria vs ebrios

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ebria is [ˈeβ̞ɾja] while ebrios is [ˈeβ̞ɾjos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ebria is recorded at frequency rank #34,074, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈeβ̞ɾja]. ebrios is at rank #30,881, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈeβ̞ɾjos].

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 64955, this pair ranks #44,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ebria vs ebrios

Shared letters: beir. Private to "ebria": a. Private to "ebrios": os.

"ebria" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV  ·  "ebrios" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ebriaberia · ebbria · ebira · ebrai · ebrria · erbia · evria
  • ebriosberios · ebbrios · ebiros · ebrioss · ebriso · ebrois · ebrrios · erbios

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ebria" for "ebrios" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ebria" is an adjective and "ebrios" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "ebria" vs "ebrios" - which ranks higher?
"ebrios" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,881 in our Spanish list, against #34,074 for "ebria". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ebria" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ebrios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #44,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ebria" and "ebrios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ebria vs Ezra". 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 #44,057 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