Which to use
“ensayo” and “ensayos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,403
- “ensayo” frequency rank
- #4,787
- “ensayos” frequency rank
- 8190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ensayo | ensayos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de práctica realizada para perfeccionar la propia habilidad antes de ejecutarla pública y definitivamente. | Forma del plural de ensayo. |
Where the eye mixes ensayo and ensayos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ensayo and ensayos
A purely visual mix-up. ensayo ([ẽnˈsaʝo]) and ensayos ([ẽnˈsaʝos]) 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) - “ensayo” sits inside “ensayos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ensayo is recorded at frequency rank #3,403, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽnˈsaʝo]. ensayos is at rank #4,787, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽnˈsaʝos].
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 8190, this pair ranks #305,745 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ensayo vs ensayos
Shared letters: aenosy. Private to "ensayo": -. Private to "ensayos": -.
"ensayo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV · "ensayos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ensayo" and "ensayos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ensayo" or "ensayos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ensayo" and "ensayos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ensayo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ensayos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,745 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ensayo" and "ensayos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ensayado vs ensayo". 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 #305,745 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.