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Which to use

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

#40,914
“kilogramo” frequency rank
#19,469
“kilogramos” frequency rank
60383
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature kilogramo kilogramos
Definition Unidad de medida de masa del Sistema Internacional de Unidades, equivalente al kilogramo patrón y aproximadamente igual a la masa de 1000 centímetros cúbicos de agua a una temperatura de 4°C ó a mil gramos ó 10³ gramos. Forma del plural de kilogramo.

Where the eye mixes kilogramo and kilogramos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. kilogramo runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against kilogramos's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
kilogramo
10 ch
kilogramos

Visual trap between kilogramo and kilogramos

A purely visual mix-up. kilogramo ([kiloˈɣ̞ɾamo]) and kilogramos ([kiloˈɣ̞ɾamos]) 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) - “kilogramo” sits inside “kilogramos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

kilogramo is recorded at frequency rank #40,914, classified as anoun, pronounced [kiloˈɣ̞ɾamo]. kilogramos is at rank #19,469, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kiloˈɣ̞ɾamos].

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 60383, this pair ranks #59,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of kilogramo vs kilogramos

Shared letters: agiklmor. Private to "kilogramo": -. Private to "kilogramos": s.

"kilogramo" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "kilogramos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • kilogramo ← iklogramo · kilgoramo · killogramo · kilogarmo · kiloggramo · kilogrammo · kilograom · kilogrmao
  • kilogramos ← iklogramos · kilgoramos · killogramos · kilogarmos · kiloggramos · kilogrammos · kilogramoss · kilogramso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "kilogramo" and "kilogramos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kiloˈɣ̞ɾamo] versus [kiloˈɣ̞ɾamos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "kilogramo" vs "kilogramos" - which ranks higher?
"kilogramos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,469 in our Spanish list, against #40,914 for "kilogramo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "kilogramo" and "kilogramos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "kilogramo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "kilogramos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #59,118 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 #59,118 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