Which to use
“herido” and “heroico” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,014
- “herido” frequency rank
- #17,986
- “heroico” frequency rank
- 22000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | herido | heroico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que ha sufrido un daño físico como una herida, desgarro, contusión u otra lesión. | Se dice de personas, hechos y actitudes de valentía, virtud o capacidad sobresaliente para enfrentar el peligro o la adversidad en bien de otros. Que pertenece o concierne al heroísmo. |
Where the eye mixes herido and heroico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. herido runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against heroico's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between herido and heroico
A purely visual mix-up. herido ([eˈɾið̞o]) and heroico ([eˈɾojko]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
herido is recorded at frequency rank #4,014, classified as anadj, pronounced [eˈɾið̞o]. heroico is at rank #17,986, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eˈɾojko].
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 22000, this pair ranks #252,387 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of herido vs heroico
Shared letters: ehior. Private to "herido": d. Private to "heroico": c.
"herido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "heroico" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "herido" and "heroico" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "herido" or "heroico" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "herido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heroico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,387 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "herido" and "heroico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heroico vs hervido". 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 #252,387 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.