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“genuino” and “genuinos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,383
- “genuino” frequency rank
- #38,145
- “genuinos” frequency rank
- 53528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genuino | genuinos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Auténtico, puro o legítimo | Forma del plural de genuino. |
Where the eye mixes genuino and genuinos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. genuino runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against genuinos's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: genuino vs genuinos
A purely visual mix-up. genuino ([xeˈnwino]) and genuinos ([xeˈnwinos]) 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) - “genuino” sits inside “genuinos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genuino is recorded at frequency rank #15,383, classified as anadj, pronounced [xeˈnwino]. genuinos is at rank #38,145, tagged as anadj, pronounced [xeˈnwinos].
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 53528, this pair ranks #87,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of genuino vs genuinos
Shared letters: eginou. Private to "genuino": -. Private to "genuinos": s.
"genuino" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "genuinos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "genuino" and "genuinos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "genuino" or "genuinos" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "genuino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "genuinos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "genuino" and "genuinos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "genuinas vs genuinos". 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 #87,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.