Which to use
“fríos” and “furious” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,418
- “fríos” frequency rank
- #48,423
- “furious” frequency rank
- 59841
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fríos | furious |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de frío. | Furioso. |
Where the eye mixes fríos and furious
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fríos runs 5 letters (CCVVC) against furious's 7 (CVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fríos vs furious
A purely visual mix-up. fríos ([ˈfɾios]) and furious (/ˈfjʊə.ɹɪəs/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59841, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fríos is recorded at frequency rank #11,418, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɾios]. furious is at rank #48,423, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈfjʊə.ɹɪəs/.
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 59841, this pair ranks #61,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fríos vs furious
Shared letters: fors. Private to "fríos": í. Private to "furious": iu.
"fríos" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "furious" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- furious ← ffurious · fruious · fuirous · furiosu · furiouss · furiuos · furoius · furrious
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fríos" and "furious" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fríos" or "furious"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fríos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "furious" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fríos" and "furious" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "furiosa vs furious". 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 #61,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.