Which to use
“furiosos” and “furious” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,098
- “furiosos” frequency rank
- #48,423
- “furious” frequency rank
- 63521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | furiosos | furious |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de furioso. | Furioso. |
Where the eye mixes furiosos and furious
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. furiosos runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against furious's 7 (CVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between furiosos and furious
A purely visual mix-up. furiosos ([fuˈɾjosos]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
furiosos is recorded at frequency rank #15,098, classified as anadj, pronounced [fuˈɾjosos]. 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 63521, this pair ranks #48,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of furiosos vs furious
Shared letters: fiorsu. Private to "furiosos": -. Private to "furious": -.
"furiosos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "furious" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "furiosos" and "furious" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "furiosos" vs "furious" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "furiosos" and "furious" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "furiosos" 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 #48,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "furiosos" 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 #48,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.