interrogatoriovsinterrogatoriosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#13,273
“interrogatorio” frequency rank
#24,536
“interrogatorios” frequency rank
37809
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature interrogatorio interrogatorios
Definition Conjunto de preguntas, especialmente hechas por algún tipo de autoridad y a veces presentadas por escrito, que se hacen a un testigo, acusado, sospechoso, litigante, etc., y que buscan aclarar a fondo una situación, determinar las circunstancias de una acción o delito, etc. Forma del plural de interrogatorio.

Where the eye mixes interrogatorio and interrogatorios

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. interrogatorio runs 14 letters (VCCVCCVCVCVCVV) against interrogatorios's 15 (VCCVCCVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

14 ch
interrogatorio
15 ch
interrogatorios

Visual trap between interrogatorio and interrogatorios

A purely visual mix-up. interrogatorio ([ĩn̪t̪eroɣ̞aˈt̪oɾjo]) and interrogatorios ([ĩn̪t̪eroɣ̞aˈt̪oɾjos]) 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) - “interrogatorio” sits inside “interrogatorios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

interrogatorio is recorded at frequency rank #13,273, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eroɣ̞aˈt̪oɾjo]. interrogatorios is at rank #24,536, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eroɣ̞aˈt̪oɾjos].

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 37809, this pair ranks #173,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of interrogatorio vs interrogatorios

Shared letters: aeginort. Private to "interrogatorio": -. Private to "interrogatorios": s.

"interrogatorio" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCVCVV  ·  "interrogatorios" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • interrogatorio ← inetrrogatorio · innterrogatorio · interogatorio · interorgatorio · interrgoatorio · interroagtorio · interrogaotrio · interrogatoiro
  • interrogatorios ← inetrrogatorios · innterrogatorios · interogatorios · interorgatorios · interrgoatorios · interroagtorios · interrogaotrios · interrogatoiros

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "interrogatorio" and "interrogatorios" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪t̪eroɣ̞aˈt̪oɾjo] versus [ĩn̪t̪eroɣ̞aˈt̪oɾjos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "interrogatorio" vs "interrogatorios" - which ranks higher?
"interrogatorio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,273 in our Spanish list, against #24,536 for "interrogatorios". 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 "interrogatorio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "interrogatorios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #173,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #173,359 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