Which to use
“kioscos” and “quioscos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,629
- “kioscos” frequency rank
- #44,956
- “quioscos” frequency rank
- 91585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kioscos | quioscos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de kiosco. | Forma del plural de quiosco. |
Same sound, different letters: kioscos vs quioscos
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. kioscos runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against quioscos's 8 (CVVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - kioscos / quioscos
This is the hard kind. kioscos and quioscos are pronounced identically ([ˈkjoskos]) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kioscos is recorded at frequency rank #46,629, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkjoskos]. quioscos is at rank #44,956, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkjoskos].
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 91585, this pair ranks #1,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kioscos vs quioscos
Shared letters: cios. Private to "kioscos": k. Private to "quioscos": qu.
"kioscos" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "quioscos" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kioscos" and "quioscos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "kioscos" vs "quioscos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "kioscos" / "quioscos". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "kioscos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quioscos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kioscos" and "quioscos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kioscos vs kiosko". 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 #1,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.