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“hermano” and “hermanos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #671
- “hermano” frequency rank
- #1,246
- “hermanos” frequency rank
- 1917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hermano | hermanos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que, con respecto a otra, comparte uno o ambos padres. | Forma del plural de hermano. |
Where the eye mixes hermano and hermanos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. hermano runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against hermanos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hermano vs hermanos
A purely visual mix-up. hermano ([eɾˈmano]) and hermanos ([eɾˈmanos]) 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) - “hermano” sits inside “hermanos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hermano is recorded at frequency rank #671, classified as anoun, pronounced [eɾˈmano]. hermanos is at rank #1,246, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eɾˈmanos].
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 1917, this pair ranks #321,281 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hermano vs hermanos
Shared letters: aehmnor. Private to "hermano": -. Private to "hermanos": s.
"hermano" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "hermanos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hermano" for "hermanos" ever safe?
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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 "hermano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hermanos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,281 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hermano" and "hermanos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Hermann vs hermanos". 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 #321,281 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.