Which to use
“externo” is an adjective and “externos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,672
- “externo” frequency rank
- #6,406
- “externos” frequency rank
- 13078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | externo | externos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que se encuentra o tiene lugar en el exterior | Forma del plural de externo. |
Where the eye mixes externo and externos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: externo vs externos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: externo is [eksˈt̪eɾno] while externos is [eksˈt̪eɾnos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “externo” sits inside “externos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
externo is recorded at frequency rank #6,672, classified as anadj, pronounced [eksˈt̪eɾno]. externos is at rank #6,406, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eksˈt̪eɾnos].
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 13078, this pair ranks #289,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of externo vs externos
Shared letters: enortx. Private to "externo": -. Private to "externos": s.
"externo" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "externos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "externo" and "externos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "externo" vs "externos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "externo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "externos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "externo" and "externos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esteros vs externos". 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 #289,237 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.