Which to use
“icono” and “iconos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,400
- “icono” frequency rank
- #20,074
- “iconos” frequency rank
- 32474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | icono | iconos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de ícono. | Forma del plural de icono. |
Where the eye mixes icono and iconos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. icono runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against iconos's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between icono and iconos
A purely visual mix-up. icono ([iˈkono]) and iconos ([iˈkonos]) 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) - “icono” sits inside “iconos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
icono is recorded at frequency rank #12,400, classified as anoun, pronounced [iˈkono]. iconos is at rank #20,074, tagged as anoun, pronounced [iˈkonos].
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 32474, this pair ranks #201,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of icono vs iconos
Shared letters: cino. Private to "icono": -. Private to "iconos": s.
"icono" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "iconos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "icono" and "iconos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "icono" vs "iconos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "icono" and "iconos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "icono" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "iconos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "icono" and "iconos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "iconos vs idóneos". 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 #201,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.