Which to use
“gorrión” and “gorriones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,247
- “gorrión” frequency rank
- #45,967
- “gorriones” frequency rank
- 85214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gorrión | gorriones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Passer domesticus) Pájaro cosmopolita que mide 14,5 cm, en la que predominan el gris y el café, con la garganta y parte superior del pecho negros, encima de los ojos coloración castaño oscura que se ensancha hacia atrás y luego continúa con un manto estriado de gris y café. Tiene un pico corto y grueso. Las hembras y ejemplares juveniles tienen un colorido menos vistoso. Junto con las palomas, son las Aves que mejor se acomodan con la presencia humana y viven tanto en las ciudades como en el campo. | Forma del plural de gorrión. |
Where the eye mixes gorrión and gorriones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gorrión runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against gorriones's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gorrión and gorriones
A purely visual mix-up. gorrión ([goˈrjõn]) and gorriones ([goˈrjones]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gorrión is recorded at frequency rank #39,247, classified as anoun, pronounced [goˈrjõn]. gorriones is at rank #45,967, tagged as anoun, pronounced [goˈrjones].
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 85214, this pair ranks #6,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gorrión vs gorriones
Shared letters: ginor. Private to "gorrión": ó. Private to "gorriones": es.
"gorrión" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "gorriones" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gorriones ← ggorriones · goriones · gorirones · gorrinoes · gorrioens · gorrioness · gorrionnes · gorrionse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gorrión" and "gorriones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gorrión" or "gorriones"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gorrión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gorriones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gorrión" and "gorriones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gorrión vs gorrito". 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 #6,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.