lindovslindosWhat's the difference?

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.

5 ch
lindo
6 ch
lindos

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

  • lindoilndo · lidno · linddo · linndo · linod · llindo · lnido
  • lindosilndos · lidnos · linddos · lindoss · lindso · linndos · linods · llindos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lindo" and "lindos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlĩn̪d̪o] versus [ˈlĩn̪d̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "lindo" vs "lindos" - which ranks higher?
"lindo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,863 in our Spanish list, against #9,488 for "lindos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list