Which to use
“intervalo” and “intervalos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,936
- “intervalo” frequency rank
- #15,879
- “intervalos” frequency rank
- 29815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intervalo | intervalos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espacio de tiempo | Forma del plural de intervalo. |
Where the eye mixes intervalo and intervalos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses intervalo with intervalos
A purely visual mix-up. intervalo ([ĩn̪t̪eɾˈβ̞alo]) and intervalos ([ĩn̪t̪eɾˈβ̞alos]) 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) - “intervalo” sits inside “intervalos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intervalo is recorded at frequency rank #13,936, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈβ̞alo]. intervalos is at rank #15,879, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eɾˈβ̞alos].
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 29815, this pair ranks #215,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intervalo vs intervalos
Shared letters: aeilnortv. Private to "intervalo": -. Private to "intervalos": s.
"intervalo" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "intervalos" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- intervalo ← inetrvalo · inntervalo · interavlo · interbalo · interrvalo · intervallo · intervaol · intervlao
- intervalos ← inetrvalos · inntervalos · interavlos · interbalos · interrvalos · intervallos · intervaloss · intervalso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intervalo" and "intervalos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "intervalo" vs "intervalos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "intervalo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intervalos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intervalo" and "intervalos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "internados vs intervalos". 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 #215,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.