Which to use
“ganso” and “gansos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,685
- “ganso” frequency rank
- #42,463
- “gansos” frequency rank
- 64148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ganso | gansos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Anser spp., Branta spp., Chen spp.) Cualquiera de varias especies de aves anseriformes estrechamente emparentadas con los patos y los cisnes, de mediano a gran tamaño y hábitos migratorios. Han sido domesticadas desde la Antigüedad para aprovechar su carne, vísceras y huevos, así como por su talante agresivo, que los hace aptos como animales de guardia. | Forma del plural de ganso. |
Where the eye mixes ganso and gansos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ganso and gansos
A purely visual mix-up. ganso ([ˈgãnso]) and gansos ([ˈgãnsos]) 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) - “ganso” sits inside “gansos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ganso is recorded at frequency rank #21,685, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgãnso]. gansos is at rank #42,463, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgãnsos].
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 64148, this pair ranks #46,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ganso vs gansos
Shared letters: agnos. Private to "ganso": -. Private to "gansos": -.
"ganso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "gansos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ganso" for "gansos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ganso" vs "gansos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ganso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gansos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ganso" and "gansos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "galgos vs gansos". 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 #46,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.