hartosvshurtosWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#15,114
“hartos” frequency rank
#47,190
“hurtos” frequency rank
62304
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hartos hurtos
Definition Forma del plural de harto. Forma del plural de hurto.

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
hartos
6 ch
hurtos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hartos is [ˈaɾt̪os] while hurtos is [ˈuɾt̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “hartos” becomes u in “hurtos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62304, 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]. hurtos is at rank #47,190, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈuɾt̪os].

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 62304, this pair ranks #52,503 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hartos vs hurtos

Shared letters: horst. Private to "hartos": a. Private to "hurtos": u.

"hartos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "hurtos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hartosahrtos · harots · harrtos · hartoss · hartso · harttos · hatros · hhartos
  • hurtoshhurtos · hrutos · hurots · hurrtos · hurtoss · hurtso · hurttos · hutros

Frequency comparison

hartos#15,114
hurtos#47,190

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hartos" and "hurtos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "hartos" is an adjective and "hurtos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "hartos" or "hurtos"?
"hartos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,114 in our Spanish list, against #47,190 for "hurtos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering hartos vs hurtos

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 “hurtos”.
  • 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