Which to use
“ileso” and “iluso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,615
- “ileso” frequency rank
- #32,701
- “iluso” frequency rank
- 69316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ileso | iluso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no ha recibido o sufrido lesión (daño, detrimento, herida, perjuicio). | Que es fácil de engañar por confiar demasiado en la bondad de los demás. |
Where the eye mixes ileso and iluso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ileso and iluso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ileso vs iluso
A purely visual mix-up. ileso ([iˈleso]) and iluso ([iˈluso]) 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 a single letter - e in “ileso” becomes u in “iluso”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ileso is recorded at frequency rank #36,615, classified as anadj, pronounced [iˈleso]. iluso is at rank #32,701, tagged as anadj, pronounced [iˈluso].
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 69316, this pair ranks #32,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ileso vs iluso
Shared letters: ilos. Private to "ileso": e. Private to "iluso": u.
"ileso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "iluso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ileso" for "iluso" ever safe?
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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 "ileso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "iluso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ileso" and "iluso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ileso vs ilo". 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 #32,289 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.