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Which to use

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

#6,058
“exclusivo” frequency rank
#13,694
“exclusivos” frequency rank
19752
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature exclusivo exclusivos
Definition Que excluye o que tiene poder para excluir. Forma del plural de exclusivo.

Where the eye mixes exclusivo and exclusivos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. exclusivo runs 9 letters (VCCCVCVCV) against exclusivos's 10 (VCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
exclusivo
10 ch
exclusivos

Visual trap between exclusivo and exclusivos

A purely visual mix-up. exclusivo ([ekskluˈsiβ̞o]) and exclusivos ([ekskluˈsiβ̞os]) 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) - “exclusivo” sits inside “exclusivos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

exclusivo is recorded at frequency rank #6,058, classified as anadj, pronounced [ekskluˈsiβ̞o]. exclusivos is at rank #13,694, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ekskluˈsiβ̞os].

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 19752, this pair ranks #262,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of exclusivo vs exclusivos

Shared letters: ceilosuvx. Private to "exclusivo": -. Private to "exclusivos": -.

"exclusivo" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV  ·  "exclusivos" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • exclusivoecxlusivo · excclusivo · excllusivo · exclsuivo · exclucivo · excluisvo · exclusibo · exclusiov
  • exclusivosecxlusivos · excclusivos · excllusivos · exclsuivos · exclucivos · excluisvos · exclusibos · exclusiovs

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "exclusivo" for "exclusivos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ekskluˈsiβ̞o] versus [ekskluˈsiβ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "exclusivo" or "exclusivos"?
"exclusivo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,058 in our Spanish list, against #13,694 for "exclusivos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "exclusivo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "exclusivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #262,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "exclusivo" and "exclusivos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "excesivos vs exclusivos". 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 #262,346 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