Which to use
“golfo” and “golfos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,113
- “golfo” frequency rank
- #46,586
- “golfos” frequency rank
- 51699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | golfo | golfos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gran porción de mar que entra en la tierra. | Forma del plural de golfo. |
Where the eye mixes golfo and golfos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. golfo runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against golfos's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between golfo and golfos
A purely visual mix-up. golfo ([ˈgolfo]) and golfos ([ˈgolfos]) 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) - “golfo” sits inside “golfos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
golfo is recorded at frequency rank #5,113, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgolfo]. golfos is at rank #46,586, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgolfos].
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 51699, this pair ranks #96,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of golfo vs golfos
Shared letters: fglo. Private to "golfo": -. Private to "golfos": s.
"golfo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "golfos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "golfo" for "golfos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "golfo" vs "golfos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "golfo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "golfos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "golfo" and "golfos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "galgos vs golfos". 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 #96,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.