inscritovsinscritosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: inscrito is a verb, inscritos is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“inscrito” is a verb and “inscritos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,798
“inscrito” frequency rank
#11,252
“inscritos” frequency rank
23050
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inscrito inscritos
Definition Participio irregular de inscribir o de inscribirse. Forma del plural de inscrito, participio irregular de inscribir o de inscribirse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set inscrito and inscritos apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
inscrito
9 ch
inscritos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: inscrito is [ĩnsˈkɾit̪o] while inscritos is [ĩnsˈkɾit̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “inscrito” sits inside “inscritos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inscrito is recorded at frequency rank #11,798, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩnsˈkɾit̪o]. inscritos is at rank #11,252, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩnsˈkɾit̪os].

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 23050, this pair ranks #247,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of inscrito vs inscritos

Shared letters: cinorst. Private to "inscrito": -. Private to "inscritos": -.

"inscrito" · 8 letters · shape VCCCCVCV  ·  "inscritos" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inscritoincsrito · innscrito · insccrito · inscirto · inscriot · inscritto · inscrrito · inscrtio
  • inscritosincsritos · innscritos · insccritos · inscirtos · inscriots · inscritoss · inscritso · inscrittos

Frequency comparison

inscrito#11,798
inscritos#11,252

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "inscrito" and "inscritos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "inscrito" is a verb and "inscritos" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "inscrito" or "inscritos"?
"inscritos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,252 in our Spanish list, against #11,798 for "inscrito". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering inscrito vs inscritos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “inscrito”; for a participle, it's “inscritos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “inscrito” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list