Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hechizo" and "hechizos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hechizo" vs "hechizos" - which ranks higher?
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.