guiñosvsguisoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#44,228
“guiños” frequency rank
#18,556
“guiso” frequency rank
62784
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature guiños guiso
Definition Forma del plural de guiño. Plato de comida cualquiera cuyos ingredientes han sido cocinados y rehogados en su propia salsa.

Where the eye mixes guiños and guiso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
guiños
5 ch
guiso

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. guiños ([ˈgiɲos]) and guiso ([ˈgiso]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62784, 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]. guiso is at rank #18,556, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgiso].

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 62784, this pair ranks #50,848 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of guiños vs guiso

Shared letters: giosu. Private to "guiños": ñ. Private to "guiso": -.

"guiños" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "guiso" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • guisogguiso · giuso · guios · guisso · gusio · ugiso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "guiños" and "guiso" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈgiɲos] versus [ˈgiso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "guiños" or "guiso"?
"guiso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,556 in our Spanish list, against #44,228 for "guiños". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "guiños" and "guiso". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "guiños" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "guiso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #50,848 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "guiños" and "guiso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guindos vs guiños". 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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list