Which to use
“esposa” and “esposos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,111
- “esposa” frequency rank
- #16,093
- “esposos” frequency rank
- 17204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esposa | esposos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mujer casada con respecto de su cónyuge. | Forma del plural de esposo. |
Where the eye mixes esposa and esposos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. esposa runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against esposos's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between esposa and esposos
A purely visual mix-up. esposa ([esˈposa]) and esposos ([esˈposos]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17204, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
esposa is recorded at frequency rank #1,111, classified as anoun, pronounced [esˈposa]. esposos is at rank #16,093, tagged as anoun, pronounced [esˈposos].
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 17204, this pair ranks #273,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of esposa vs esposos
Shared letters: eops. Private to "esposa": a. Private to "esposos": -.
"esposa" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "esposos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "esposa" and "esposos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "esposa" or "esposos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "esposa" and "esposos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "esposa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "esposos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esposa" and "esposos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "espasmos vs esposos". 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 #273,123 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.