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

#16,123
“hechizo” frequency rank
#22,386
“hechizos” frequency rank
38509
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hechizo hechizos
Definition Palabras o fórmula que supuestamente tienen poderes mágicos. Forma del plural de hechizo.

Where the eye mixes hechizo and hechizos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. hechizo runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against hechizos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
hechizo
8 ch
hechizos

Why the eye confuses hechizo with hechizos

A purely visual mix-up. hechizo ([eˈt͡ʃiso]) and hechizos ([eˈt͡ʃisos]) 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) - “hechizo” sits inside “hechizos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hechizo is recorded at frequency rank #16,123, classified as anoun, pronounced [eˈt͡ʃiso]. hechizos is at rank #22,386, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eˈt͡ʃisos].

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 38509, this pair ranks #169,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hechizo vs hechizos

Shared letters: cehioz. Private to "hechizo": -. Private to "hechizos": s.

"hechizo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "hechizos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hechizo ← ehchizo · hcehizo · hecchizo · hechhizo · hechioz · hechizzo · hechzio · hecihzo
  • hechizos ← ehchizos · hcehizos · hecchizos · hechhizos · hechiozs · hechizoss · hechizso · hechizzos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hechizo" and "hechizos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eˈt͡ʃiso] versus [eˈt͡ʃisos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "hechizo" vs "hechizos" - which ranks higher?
"hechizo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,123 in our Spanish list, against #22,386 for "hechizos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "hechizo" and "hechizos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hechizo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hechizos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #169,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hechizo" and "hechizos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hechizos vs hechos". 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 #169,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list