Which to use
“guiños” is a noun and “guió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,228
- “guiños” frequency rank
- #35,068
- “guió” frequency rank
- 79296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guiños | guió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de guiño. | 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 guiños and guió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: guiños vs guió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: guiños is [ˈgiɲos] while guió is [ˈgjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guiños is recorded at frequency rank #44,228, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgiɲos]. 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 79296, this pair ranks #13,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of guiños vs guió
Shared letters: giu. Private to "guiños": osñ. Private to "guió": ó.
"guiños" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "guió" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "guiños" and "guió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "guiños" or "guió"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "guiños" 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 #13,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guiños" and "guió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guindos vs guiños". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #13,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.