Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hurto" and "hurtos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hurto" or "hurtos"?
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.