Which to use
“guiso” and “guisos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,556
- “guiso” frequency rank
- #34,602
- “guisos” frequency rank
- 53158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | guiso | guisos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plato de comida cualquiera cuyos ingredientes han sido cocinados y rehogados en su propia salsa. | Forma del plural de guiso. |
Where the eye mixes guiso and guisos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. guiso runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against guisos's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses guiso with guisos
A purely visual mix-up. guiso ([ˈgiso]) and guisos ([ˈgisos]) 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) - “guiso” sits inside “guisos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
guiso is recorded at frequency rank #18,556, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈgiso]. guisos is at rank #34,602, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈgisos].
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 53158, this pair ranks #89,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of guiso vs guisos
Shared letters: giosu. Private to "guiso": -. Private to "guisos": -.
"guiso" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "guisos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "guiso" for "guisos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "guiso" or "guisos"?
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 "guiso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guisos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "guiso" and "guisos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "guiños vs guisos". 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 #89,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.