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Which to use

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

#7,555
“evangelio” frequency rank
#25,634
“evangelios” frequency rank
33189
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature evangelio evangelios
Definition Escrito que narra la vida de Jesús de Nazaret. Forma del plural de evangelio.

Where the eye mixes evangelio and evangelios

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
evangelio
10 ch
evangelios

Visual trap between evangelio and evangelios

A purely visual mix-up. evangelio ([eβ̞ãŋˈxeljo]) and evangelios ([eβ̞ãŋˈxeljos]) 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) - “evangelio” sits inside “evangelios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

evangelio is recorded at frequency rank #7,555, classified as anoun, pronounced [eβ̞ãŋˈxeljo]. evangelios is at rank #25,634, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eβ̞ãŋˈxeljos].

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 33189, this pair ranks #198,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of evangelio vs evangelios

Shared letters: aegilnov. Private to "evangelio": -. Private to "evangelios": s.

"evangelio" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVV  ·  "evangelios" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • evangelioeavngelio · ebangelio · evagnelio · evaneglio · evangeilo · evangellio · evangeloi · evanggelio
  • evangelioseavngelios · ebangelios · evagnelios · evaneglios · evangeilos · evangelioss · evangeliso · evangellios

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "evangelio" and "evangelios" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([eβ̞ãŋˈxeljo] versus [eβ̞ãŋˈxeljos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "evangelio" vs "evangelios" - which ranks higher?
"evangelio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,555 in our Spanish list, against #25,634 for "evangelios". 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 "evangelio" and "evangelios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "evangelio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "evangelios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #198,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "evangelio" and "evangelios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "evangélicas vs evangelios". 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 #198,133 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