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

#522
“futuro” frequency rank
#5,207
“futuros” frequency rank
5729
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature futuro futuros
Definition Que está aún por ocurrir o hacerse efectivo. Forma del masculino plural de futuro.

Where the eye mixes futuro and futuros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. futuro runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against futuros's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
futuro
7 ch
futuros

Look-alike desk: futuro vs futuros

A purely visual mix-up. futuro ([fuˈt̪uɾo]) and futuros ([fuˈt̪uɾos]) 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) - “futuro” sits inside “futuros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

futuro is recorded at frequency rank #522, classified as anadj, pronounced [fuˈt̪uɾo]. futuros is at rank #5,207, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fuˈt̪uɾos].

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 5729, this pair ranks #312,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of futuro vs futuros

Shared letters: fortu. Private to "futuro": -. Private to "futuros": s.

"futuro" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "futuros" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • futuro ← ffuturo · ftuuro · futruo · futturo · futuor · futurro · fuutro · ufturo
  • futuros ← ffuturos · ftuuros · futruos · futturos · futuors · futuross · futurros · futurso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "futuro" and "futuros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fuˈt̪uɾo] versus [fuˈt̪uɾos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "futuro" or "futuros"?
"futuro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #522 in our Spanish list, against #5,207 for "futuros". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "futuro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "futuros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #312,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "futuro" and "futuros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "future vs futuros". 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 #312,815 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