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“elogio” and “elogios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,523
“elogio” frequency rank
#12,810
“elogios” frequency rank
31333
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature elogio elogios
Definition Expresión verbal o escrita que se hace de las cualidades y bondades de algo. Forma del plural de elogio.

Where the eye mixes elogio and elogios

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. elogio runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against elogios's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
elogio
7 ch
elogios

Look-alike desk: elogio vs elogios

A purely visual mix-up. elogio ([eˈloxjo]) and elogios ([eˈloxjos]) 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) - “elogio” sits inside “elogios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

elogio is recorded at frequency rank #18,523, classified as anoun, pronounced [eˈloxjo]. elogios is at rank #12,810, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eˈloxjos].

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 31333, this pair ranks #207,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of elogio vs elogios

Shared letters: egilo. Private to "elogio": -. Private to "elogios": s.

"elogio" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "elogios" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • elogio ← elgoio · ellogio · eloggio · elogoi · eloigo · eolgio · leogio
  • elogios ← elgoios · ellogios · eloggios · elogioss · elogiso · elogois · eloigos · eolgios

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "elogio" for "elogios" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eˈloxjo] versus [eˈloxjos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "elogio" or "elogios"?
"elogios" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,810 in our Spanish list, against #18,523 for "elogio". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "elogio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "elogios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #207,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "elogio" and "elogios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elogio vs Eulogio". 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 #207,573 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