guapovsguaposWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: guapo is a adjective, guapos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“guapo” is an adjective and “guapos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,741
“guapo” frequency rank
#20,698
“guapos” frequency rank
26439
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature guapo guapos
Definition Bien parecido. Agradable a la vista y al sentido estético. Forma del plural de guapo.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set guapo and guapos apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
guapo
6 ch
guapos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: guapo is [ˈgwapo] while guapos is [ˈgwapos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “guapo” sits inside “guapos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

guapo is recorded at frequency rank #5,741, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈgwapo]. guapos is at rank #20,698, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgwapos].

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 26439, this pair ranks #231,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of guapo vs guapos

Shared letters: agopu. Private to "guapo": -. Private to "guapos": s.

"guapo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "guapos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • guapogaupo · gguapo · guaop · guappo · gupao · ugapo
  • guaposgaupos · gguapos · guaops · guaposs · guappos · guapso · gupaos · ugapos

Frequency comparison

guapo#5,741
guapos#20,698

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "guapo" and "guapos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "guapo" is an adjective and "guapos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "guapo" or "guapos"?
"guapo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,741 in our Spanish list, against #20,698 for "guapos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering guapo vs guapos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “guapo”; for a noun, it's “guapos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “guapo” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list