Which to use
“éxitos” is a noun and “exitosas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,963
- “éxitos” frequency rank
- #13,042
- “exitosas” frequency rank
- 18005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éxitos | exitosas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de éxito. | Forma del femenino plural de exitoso. |
Where the eye mixes éxitos and exitosas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. éxitos runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against exitosas's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between éxitos and exitosas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: éxitos is [ˈeksit̪os] while exitosas is [eksiˈt̪osas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éxitos is recorded at frequency rank #4,963, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈeksit̪os]. exitosas is at rank #13,042, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eksiˈt̪osas].
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 18005, this pair ranks #269,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of éxitos vs exitosas
Shared letters: iostx. Private to "éxitos": é. Private to "exitosas": ae.
"éxitos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "exitosas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- exitosas ← eixtosas · exiotsas · exitoass · exitosass · exitossas · exitsoas · exittosas · extiosas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "éxitos" for "exitosas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "éxitos" or "exitosas" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "éxitos" and "exitosas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "éxitos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exitosas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éxitos" and "exitosas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exit vs éxitos". 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 #269,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.