hitosvshurtosTell them apart

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

#21,697
“hitos” frequency rank
#47,190
“hurtos” frequency rank
68887
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hitos hurtos
Definition Forma del plural de hito. Forma del plural de hurto.

Where the eye mixes hitos and hurtos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
hitos
6 ch
hurtos

Look-alike desk: hitos vs hurtos

A purely visual mix-up. hitos ([ˈit̪os]) and hurtos ([ˈuɾt̪os]) 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 68887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hitos is recorded at frequency rank #21,697, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈit̪os]. 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 68887, this pair ranks #33,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hitos vs hurtos

Shared letters: host. Private to "hitos": i. Private to "hurtos": ru.

"hitos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "hurtos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hitoshhitos · hiots · hitoss · hitso · hittos · htios · ihtos
  • hurtoshhurtos · hrutos · hurots · hurrtos · hurtoss · hurtso · hurttos · hutros

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hitos" and "hurtos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈit̪os] versus [ˈuɾt̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "hitos" vs "hurtos" - which ranks higher?
"hitos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,697 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.

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 "hitos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hurtos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #33,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hitos" and "hurtos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hartas vs hurtos". 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 #33,386 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