lindosvslisosWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: lindos is a adjective, lisos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“lindos” is an adjective and “lisos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,488
“lindos” frequency rank
#32,280
“lisos” frequency rank
41768
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lindos lisos
Definition Forma del plural de lindo. Forma del plural de liso.

Where the eye mixes lindos and lisos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lindos runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against lisos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
lindos
5 ch
lisos

Look-alike desk: lindos vs lisos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lindos is [ˈlĩn̪d̪os] while lisos is [ˈlisos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lindos is recorded at frequency rank #9,488, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlĩn̪d̪os]. lisos is at rank #32,280, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈlisos].

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 41768, this pair ranks #151,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lindos vs lisos

Shared letters: ilos. Private to "lindos": dn. Private to "lisos": -.

"lindos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "lisos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lindos ← ilndos · lidnos · linddos · lindoss · lindso · linndos · linods · llindos
  • lisos ← ilsos · lioss · lisoss · lissos · llisos · lsios

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lindos" and "lisos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lindos" is an adjective and "lisos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lindos" or "lisos" show up more?
"lindos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,488 in our Spanish list, against #32,280 for "lisos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lindos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lisos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #151,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lindos" and "lisos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lies vs lisos". 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 #151,905 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