Which to use
“hoyo” is a noun and “Hoyos” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,063
- “hoyo” frequency rank
- #14,861
- “Hoyos” frequency rank
- 25924
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hoyo | Hoyos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Depresión de forma aproximadamente cóncava practicada en una superficie. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes hoyo and Hoyos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hoyo runs 4 letters (CVVV) against Hoyos's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hoyo vs Hoyos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: hoyo is [ˈoʝo] while Hoyos is [ˈoʝos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “hoyo” sits inside “Hoyos”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25924, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hoyo is recorded at frequency rank #11,063, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈoʝo]. Hoyos is at rank #14,861, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈoʝos].
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 25924, this pair ranks #234,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hoyo vs Hoyos
Shared letters: hoy. Private to "hoyo": -. Private to "Hoyos": s.
"hoyo" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "Hoyos" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hoyo" for "Hoyos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hoyo" vs "Hoyos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hoyo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Hoyos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hoyo" and "Hoyos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hoi vs hoyo". 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 #234,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.