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Which to use

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

#22,707
“fugitivo” frequency rank
#23,071
“fugitivos” frequency rank
45778
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fugitivo fugitivos
Definition Que anda huyendo y escondiéndose. Forma del plural de fugitivo.

Where the eye mixes fugitivo and fugitivos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fugitivo runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against fugitivos's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
fugitivo
9 ch
fugitivos

Look-alike desk: fugitivo vs fugitivos

A purely visual mix-up. fugitivo ([fuxiˈt̪iβ̞o]) and fugitivos ([fuxiˈt̪iβ̞os]) 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) - “fugitivo” sits inside “fugitivos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fugitivo is recorded at frequency rank #22,707, classified as anadj, pronounced [fuxiˈt̪iβ̞o]. fugitivos is at rank #23,071, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fuxiˈt̪iβ̞os].

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 45778, this pair ranks #129,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fugitivo vs fugitivos

Shared letters: fgiotuv. Private to "fugitivo": -. Private to "fugitivos": s.

"fugitivo" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "fugitivos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fugitivo ← ffugitivo · fguitivo · fuggitivo · fugiitvo · fugitibo · fugitiov · fugitivvo · fugittivo
  • fugitivos ← ffugitivos · fguitivos · fuggitivos · fugiitvos · fugitibos · fugitiovs · fugitivoss · fugitivso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fugitivo" and "fugitivos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fuxiˈt̪iβ̞o] versus [fuxiˈt̪iβ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "fugitivo" or "fugitivos"?
"fugitivo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,707 in our Spanish list, against #23,071 for "fugitivos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "fugitivo" and "fugitivos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fugitivo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fugitivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #129,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fugitivo" and "fugitivos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fugitiva vs fugitivos". 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 #129,503 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