Which to use
“mafioso” and “mafiosos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,482
- “mafioso” frequency rank
- #20,735
- “mafiosos” frequency rank
- 40217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mafioso | mafiosos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que pertenece o concierne a la mafia. | Forma del plural de mafioso. |
Where the eye mixes mafioso and mafiosos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mafioso runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against mafiosos's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mafioso vs mafiosos
A purely visual mix-up. mafioso ([maˈfjoso]) and mafiosos ([maˈfjosos]) 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) - “mafioso” sits inside “mafiosos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mafioso is recorded at frequency rank #19,482, classified as anadj, pronounced [maˈfjoso]. mafiosos is at rank #20,735, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maˈfjosos].
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 40217, this pair ranks #160,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mafioso vs mafiosos
Shared letters: afimos. Private to "mafioso": -. Private to "mafiosos": -.
"mafioso" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "mafiosos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mafioso" and "mafiosos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mafioso" or "mafiosos" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mafioso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mafiosos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mafioso" and "mafiosos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mafiosa vs mafiosos". 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 #160,270 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.