espejosvsespesorTell them apart

Which to use

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

#11,044
“espejos” frequency rank
#14,590
“espesor” frequency rank
25634
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature espejos espesor
Definition Forma del plural de espejo. Grosor determinado de una materia.

Where the eye mixes espejos and espesor

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. espejos and espesor follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
espejos
7 ch
espesor

Why the eye confuses espejos with espesor

A purely visual mix-up. espejos ([esˈpexos]) and espesor ([espeˈsoɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

espejos is recorded at frequency rank #11,044, classified as anoun, pronounced [esˈpexos]. espesor is at rank #14,590, tagged as anoun, pronounced [espeˈsoɾ].

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 25634, this pair ranks #235,536 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of espejos vs espesor

Shared letters: eops. Private to "espejos": j. Private to "espesor": r.

"espejos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "espesor" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • espejos ← epsejos · esepjos · espejjos · espejoss · espejso · espeojs · espjeos · esppejos
  • espesor ← epsesor · esepsor · espeosr · espesorr · espesro · espessor · esppesor · espseor

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "espejos" for "espesor" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([esˈpexos] versus [espeˈsoɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "espejos" or "espesor" show up more?
"espejos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,044 in our Spanish list, against #14,590 for "espesor". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "espejos" and "espesor" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "espejos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "espesor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #235,536 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "espejos" and "espesor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "espejos vs esteros". 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 #235,536 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