Which to use
“maravillas” is a noun and “maravilloso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,455
- “maravillas” frequency rank
- #3,718
- “maravilloso” frequency rank
- 11173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maravillas | maravilloso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de maravilla. | Que suscita admiración, sorpresa o estupor |
Where the eye mixes maravillas and maravilloso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. maravillas runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVC) against maravilloso's 11 (CVCVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between maravillas and maravilloso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: maravillas is [maɾaˈβ̞iʝas] while maravilloso is [maɾaβ̞iˈʝoso]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maravillas is recorded at frequency rank #7,455, classified as anoun, pronounced [maɾaˈβ̞iʝas]. maravilloso is at rank #3,718, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maɾaβ̞iˈʝoso].
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 11173, this pair ranks #296,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maravillas vs maravilloso
Shared letters: ailmrsv. Private to "maravillas": -. Private to "maravilloso": o.
"maravillas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "maravilloso" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- maravillas ← amravillas · maarvillas · marabillas · maraivllas · maravilals · maravilas · maravillass · maravillsa
- maravilloso ← amravilloso · maarvilloso · marabilloso · maraivlloso · maravilloos · maravillosso · maravillsoo · maravilolso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maravillas" for "maravilloso" ever safe?
Which is more common, "maravillas" or "maravilloso"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maravillas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maravilloso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maravillas" and "maravilloso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maravillado vs maravillas". 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 #296,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.