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

#22,047
“hurto” frequency rank
#47,190
“hurtos” frequency rank
69237
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hurto hurtos
Definition Acción o efecto de hurtar. Forma del plural de hurto.

Where the eye mixes hurto and hurtos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. hurto runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against hurtos's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
hurto
6 ch
hurtos

Look-alike desk: hurto vs hurtos

A purely visual mix-up. hurto ([ˈuɾt̪o]) 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 extra letter(s) - “hurto” sits inside “hurtos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69237, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hurto is recorded at frequency rank #22,047, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈuɾt̪o]. 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 69237, this pair ranks #32,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hurto vs hurtos

Shared letters: hortu. Private to "hurto": -. Private to "hurtos": s.

"hurto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "hurtos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hurto ← hhurto · hruto · hurot · hurrto · hurtto · hutro · uhrto
  • hurtos ← hhurtos · hrutos · hurots · hurrtos · hurtoss · hurtso · hurttos · hutros

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hurto" and "hurtos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈuɾt̪o] versus [ˈuɾt̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "hurto" or "hurtos"?
"hurto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,047 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hurto" 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 #32,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hurto" 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 #32,443 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