Which to use
“lindo” and “lindos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,863
- “lindo” frequency rank
- #9,488
- “lindos” frequency rank
- 11351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lindo | lindos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que es agradable a la vista o al ánimo, con un toque de ternura. | Forma del plural de lindo. |
Where the eye mixes lindo and lindos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lindo and lindos
A purely visual mix-up. lindo ([ˈlĩn̪d̪o]) and lindos ([ˈlĩn̪d̪os]) 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) - “lindo” sits inside “lindos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lindo is recorded at frequency rank #1,863, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlĩn̪d̪o]. lindos is at rank #9,488, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlĩn̪d̪os].
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 11351, this pair ranks #295,419 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lindo vs lindos
Shared letters: dilno. Private to "lindo": -. Private to "lindos": s.
"lindo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "lindos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lindo" and "lindos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lindo" vs "lindos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lindo" and "lindos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lindo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lindos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,419 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lindo" and "lindos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Linde vs lindos". 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 #295,419 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.