Which to use
“grifo” and “grifos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,381
- “grifo” frequency rank
- #38,730
- “grifos” frequency rank
- 59111
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grifo | grifos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bestia mitológica de cabeza de águila y cuerpo de león. | Forma del plural de grifo. |
Where the eye mixes grifo and grifos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. grifo runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against grifos's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: grifo vs grifos
A purely visual mix-up. grifo ([ˈgɾifo]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “grifo” sits inside “grifos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grifo is recorded at frequency rank #20,381, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾifo]. 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 59111, this pair ranks #63,871 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of grifo vs grifos
Shared letters: fgior. Private to "grifo": -. Private to "grifos": s.
"grifo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "grifos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grifo" and "grifos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "grifo" vs "grifos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "grifo" and "grifos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grifo" 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 #63,871 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grifo" and "grifos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grifos vs gros". 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 #63,871 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.