Which to use
“mamífero” is an adjective and “mamíferos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,853
- “mamífero” frequency rank
- #17,200
- “mamíferos” frequency rank
- 57053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mamífero | mamíferos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Clase Mammalia) Se dice de cualquiera de las especies de animales vertebrados caracterizados por la presencia de mamas en las hembras; entre los caracteres típicos se encuentran la presencia de pelo en la piel, la homeotermia, un sistema circulatorio de doble circulación, un diafragma entre abdomen y tórax y el superior desarrollo del cerebro. Con la sola excepción de los monotremas, son vivíparos. | Forma del plural de mamífero. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mamífero and mamíferos apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
mamífero and mamíferos form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mamífero” sits inside “mamíferos” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mamífero is recorded at frequency rank #39,853, classified as anadj, pronounced [maˈmifeɾo]. mamíferos is at rank #17,200, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maˈmifeɾos].
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 57053, this pair ranks #72,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering mamífero vs mamíferos
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