Which to use
“edificio” and “edificios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,055
- “edificio” frequency rank
- #2,162
- “edificios” frequency rank
- 3217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edificio | edificios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Construcción cerrada hecha para albergar personas o animales, o para albergar productos, cosechas, para servir a industrias, a servicios públicos, etc. | Forma del plural de edificio. |
Where the eye mixes edificio and edificios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses edificio with edificios
A purely visual mix-up. edificio ([eð̞iˈfisjo]) and edificios ([eð̞iˈfisjos]) 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) - “edificio” sits inside “edificios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
edificio is recorded at frequency rank #1,055, classified as anoun, pronounced [eð̞iˈfisjo]. edificios is at rank #2,162, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eð̞iˈfisjos].
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 3217, this pair ranks #318,798 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of edificio vs edificios
Shared letters: cdefio. Private to "edificio": -. Private to "edificios": s.
"edificio" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV · "edificios" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "edificio" for "edificios" ever safe?
Frequency check: "edificio" vs "edificios" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "edificio" and "edificios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "edificio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "edificios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,798 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edificio" and "edificios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edificado vs edificio". 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 #318,798 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.