Which to use
“golfos” and “grifos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,586
- “golfos” frequency rank
- #38,730
- “grifos” frequency rank
- 85316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | golfos | grifos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de golfo. | Forma del plural de grifo. |
Where the eye mixes golfos and grifos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. golfos (CVCCVC) and grifos (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between golfos and grifos
A purely visual mix-up. golfos ([ˈgolfos]) and grifos ([ˈgɾifos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
golfos is recorded at frequency rank #46,586, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgolfos]. grifos is at rank #38,730, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾifos].
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 85316, this pair ranks #6,225 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of golfos vs grifos
Shared letters: fgos. Private to "golfos": l. Private to "grifos": ir.
"golfos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "grifos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "golfos" for "grifos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "golfos" vs "grifos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "golfos" and "grifos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "golfos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grifos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,225 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "golfos" and "grifos" 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 #6,225 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.