Which to use
“limpias” and “limpios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,831
- “limpias” frequency rank
- #12,414
- “limpios” frequency rank
- 21245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | limpias | limpios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de limpio. | Forma del plural de limpio. |
Where the eye mixes limpias and limpios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. limpias and limpios follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: limpias vs limpios
A purely visual mix-up. limpias ([ˈlĩmpjas]) and limpios ([ˈlĩmpjos]) 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 a single letter - a in “limpias” becomes o in “limpios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21245, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
limpias is recorded at frequency rank #8,831, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlĩmpjas]. limpios is at rank #12,414, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlĩmpjos].
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 21245, this pair ranks #255,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of limpias vs limpios
Shared letters: ilmps. Private to "limpias": a. Private to "limpios": o.
"limpias" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "limpios" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "limpias" and "limpios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "limpias" vs "limpios" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "limpias" and "limpios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "limpias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "limpios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "limpias" and "limpios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "limpien vs limpios". 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 #255,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.