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

#9,298
“formulario” frequency rank
#16,343
“formularios” frequency rank
25641
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature formulario formularios
Definition Plantilla o página con espacios vacíos que han de ser rellenados con datos para alguna finalidad. Forma del plural de formulario.

Where the eye mixes formulario and formularios

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. formulario runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVV) against formularios's 11 (CVCCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
formulario
11 ch
formularios

Why the eye confuses formulario with formularios

A purely visual mix-up. formulario ([foɾmuˈlaɾjo]) and formularios ([foɾmuˈlaɾjos]) 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) - “formulario” sits inside “formularios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

formulario is recorded at frequency rank #9,298, classified as anoun, pronounced [foɾmuˈlaɾjo]. formularios is at rank #16,343, tagged as anoun, pronounced [foɾmuˈlaɾjos].

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 25641, this pair ranks #235,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of formulario vs formularios

Shared letters: afilmoru. Private to "formulario": -. Private to "formularios": s.

"formulario" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV  ·  "formularios" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • formulario ← fformulario · fomrulario · formluario · formmulario · formualrio · formulairo · formularoi · formularrio
  • formularios ← fformularios · fomrularios · formluarios · formmularios · formualrios · formulairos · formularioss · formulariso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "formulario" and "formularios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([foɾmuˈlaɾjo] versus [foɾmuˈlaɾjos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "formulario" vs "formularios" - which ranks higher?
"formulario" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,298 in our Spanish list, against #16,343 for "formularios". 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 "formulario" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "formularios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #235,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "formulario" and "formularios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "formulado vs formulario". 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 #235,499 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