Which to use
“gobiernen” is a verb and “gobiernos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,041
- “gobiernen” frequency rank
- #1,731
- “gobiernos” frequency rank
- 50772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gobiernen | gobiernos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de gobernar o de gobernarse. | Forma del plural de gobierno. |
Where the eye mixes gobiernen and gobiernos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gobiernen and gobiernos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gobiernen and gobiernos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gobiernen is [goˈβ̞jeɾnẽn] while gobiernos is [goˈβ̞jeɾnos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gobiernen is recorded at frequency rank #49,041, classified as averb, pronounced [goˈβ̞jeɾnẽn]. gobiernos is at rank #1,731, tagged as anoun, pronounced [goˈβ̞jeɾnos].
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 50772, this pair ranks #101,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gobiernen vs gobiernos
Shared letters: beginor. Private to "gobiernen": -. Private to "gobiernos": s.
"gobiernen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "gobiernos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gobiernen" for "gobiernos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "gobiernen" or "gobiernos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gobiernen" and "gobiernos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gobiernen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gobiernos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gobiernen" and "gobiernos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gobierne vs gobiernen". 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 #101,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.