Which to use
“ejército” and “ejércitos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #683
- “ejército” frequency rank
- #8,109
- “ejércitos” frequency rank
- 8792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ejército | ejércitos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conjunto grande y organizado de soldados que combaten en común. | Forma del plural de ejército. |
Where the eye mixes ejército and ejércitos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ejército runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against ejércitos's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ejército and ejércitos
A purely visual mix-up. ejército ([eˈxeɾsit̪o]) and ejércitos ([eˈxeɾsit̪os]) 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) - “ejército” sits inside “ejércitos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ejército is recorded at frequency rank #683, classified as anoun, pronounced [eˈxeɾsit̪o]. ejércitos is at rank #8,109, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eˈxeɾsit̪os].
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 8792, this pair ranks #303,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ejército vs ejércitos
Shared letters: ceijorté. Private to "ejército": -. Private to "ejércitos": s.
"ejército" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "ejércitos" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ejército" and "ejércitos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ejército" or "ejércitos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ejército" and "ejércitos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ejército" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ejércitos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ejército" and "ejércitos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ejercían vs ejército". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #303,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.