Which to use
“interruptor” and “interruptores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,370
- “interruptor” frequency rank
- #35,571
- “interruptores” frequency rank
- 56941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interruptor | interruptores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dispositivo eléctrico cuya función es detener el flujo de corriente eléctrica entre dos puntos. Tradicionalmente, un interruptor sólo tiene dos posiciones: apagado y encendido. | Forma del plural de interruptor. |
Where the eye mixes interruptor and interruptores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses interruptor with interruptores
A purely visual mix-up. interruptor ([ĩn̪t̪erupˈt̪oɾ]) and interruptores ([ĩn̪t̪erupˈt̪oɾes]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “interruptor” sits inside “interruptores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interruptor is recorded at frequency rank #21,370, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪erupˈt̪oɾ]. interruptores is at rank #35,571, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪erupˈt̪oɾes].
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 56941, this pair ranks #72,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of interruptor vs interruptores
Shared letters: einoprtu. Private to "interruptor": -. Private to "interruptores": s.
"interruptor" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC · "interruptores" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interruptor ← inetrruptor · innterruptor · interrputor · interrupotr · interrupptor · interruptorr · interruptro · interrupttor
- interruptores ← inetrruptores · innterruptores · interrputores · interrupotres · interrupptores · interruptoers · interruptoress · interruptorres
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "interruptor" and "interruptores" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "interruptor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interruptores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,492 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 #72,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.