erróneovserroresConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#19,719
“erróneo” frequency rank
#1,676
“errores” frequency rank
21395
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature erróneo errores
Definition Que posee errores. Forma del plural de error.

Where the eye mixes erróneo and errores

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

7 ch
erróneo
7 ch
errores

Visual trap between erróneo and errores

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: erróneo is [eˈroneo] while errores is [eˈroɾes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

erróneo is recorded at frequency rank #19,719, classified as anadj, pronounced [eˈroneo]. errores is at rank #1,676, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eˈroɾes].

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 21395, this pair ranks #255,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of erróneo vs errores

Shared letters: eor. Private to "erróneo": . Private to "errores": s.

"erróneo" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV  ·  "errores" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • erroreserores · erorres · erroers · erroress · errorres · errorse · errroes · rerores

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "erróneo" for "errores" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "erróneo" is an adjective and "errores" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "erróneo" or "errores" show up more?
"errores" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,676 in our Spanish list, against #19,719 for "erróneo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "erróneo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "errores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #255,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "erróneo" and "errores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erróneo vs erróneos". 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 #255,129 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