limpiasvslimpiosConfusable pair

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.

7 ch
limpias
7 ch
limpios

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

  • limpias ← ilmpias · limipas · limmpias · limpais · limpiass · limpisa · limppias · lipmias
  • limpios ← ilmpios · limipos · limmpios · limpioss · limpiso · limpois · limppios · lipmios

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "limpias" and "limpios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlĩmpjas] versus [ˈlĩmpjos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "limpias" vs "limpios" - which ranks higher?
"limpias" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,831 in our Spanish list, against #12,414 for "limpios". 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 "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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list