hartosvsheartsWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#15,114
“hartos” frequency rank
#39,257
“hearts” frequency rank
54371
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hartos hearts
Definition Forma del plural de harto. Corazones.

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
hartos
6 ch
hearts

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hartos is [ˈaɾt̪os] while hearts is [hɑːts]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hartos is recorded at frequency rank #15,114, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaɾt̪os]. hearts is at rank #39,257, tagged as anoun, pronounced [hɑːts].

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 54371, this pair ranks #83,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hartos vs hearts

Shared letters: ahrst. Private to "hartos": o. Private to "hearts": e.

"hartos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "hearts" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hartosahrtos · harots · harrtos · hartoss · hartso · harttos · hatros · hhartos
  • heartseharts · haerts · hearrts · hearst · heartss · heartts · heatrs · herats

Frequency comparison

hartos#15,114
hearts#39,257

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hartos" and "hearts" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hartos" is an adjective and "hearts" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hartos" or "hearts"?
"hartos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,114 in our Spanish list, against #39,257 for "hearts". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering hartos vs hearts

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “hartos”; for a noun, it's “hearts”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “hartos” 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