Which to use
“gozo” is a noun and “guió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,119
- “gozo” frequency rank
- #35,068
- “guió” frequency rank
- 51187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gozo | guió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alegría inmensa. | Grafía alternativa de guio. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de guiar o de guiarse. |
Where the eye mixes gozo and guió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. gozo (CVCV) and guió (CVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses gozo with guió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gozo is [ˈgoso] while guió is [ˈgjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gozo is recorded at frequency rank #16,119, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgoso]. guió is at rank #35,068, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈgjo].
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 51187, this pair ranks #99,162 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gozo vs guió
Shared letters: g. Private to "gozo": oz. Private to "guió": iuó.
"gozo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "guió" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gozo ← ggozo · gooz · gozzo · gzoo · ogzo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gozo" for "guió" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gozo" or "guió"?
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 "gozo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,162 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gozo" and "guió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Giulio vs guió". 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 #99,162 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.