Which to use
“intruso” and “intrusos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,263
- “intruso” frequency rank
- #24,914
- “intrusos” frequency rank
- 54177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intruso | intrusos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que se introduce o se ha metido secretamente o sin derecho. | Forma del plural de intruso. |
Where the eye mixes intruso and intrusos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between intruso and intrusos
A purely visual mix-up. intruso ([ĩn̪ˈt̪ɾuso]) and intrusos ([ĩn̪ˈt̪ɾusos]) 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) - “intruso” sits inside “intrusos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intruso is recorded at frequency rank #29,263, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪ɾuso]. intrusos is at rank #24,914, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈt̪ɾusos].
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 54177, this pair ranks #84,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intruso vs intrusos
Shared letters: inorstu. Private to "intruso": -. Private to "intrusos": -.
"intruso" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV · "intrusos" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "intruso" and "intrusos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "intruso" or "intrusos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "intruso" and "intrusos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "intruso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intrusos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intruso" and "intrusos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intruso vs intuyo". 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 #84,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.