grupovsgruposWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“grupo” and “grupos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#212
“grupo” frequency rank
#551
“grupos” frequency rank
763
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature grupo grupos
Definition Cosas, personas o animales reunidos en un lugar concreto. Forma del plural de grupo.

Where the eye mixes grupo and grupos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
grupo
6 ch
grupos

Visual trap between grupo and grupos

A purely visual mix-up. grupo ([ˈgɾupo]) and grupos ([ˈgɾupos]) 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) - “grupo” sits inside “grupos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

grupo is recorded at frequency rank #212, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾupo]. grupos is at rank #551, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgɾupos].

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 763, this pair ranks #322,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of grupo vs grupos

Shared letters: gopru. Private to "grupo": -. Private to "grupos": s.

"grupo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "grupos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • grupoggrupo · grpuo · grrupo · gruop · gruppo · gurpo · rgupo
  • gruposggrupos · grpuos · grrupos · gruops · gruposs · gruppos · grupso · gurpos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "grupo" and "grupos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈgɾupo] versus [ˈgɾupos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "grupo" vs "grupos" - which ranks higher?
"grupo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #212 in our Spanish list, against #551 for "grupos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "grupo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "grupos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #322,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "grupo" and "grupos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gros vs grupos". 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 #322,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list