Which to use
“maravillosas” and “maravilloso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,641
- “maravillosas” frequency rank
- #3,718
- “maravilloso” frequency rank
- 16359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maravillosas | maravilloso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de maravilloso. | Que suscita admiración, sorpresa o estupor |
Where the eye mixes maravillosas and maravilloso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. maravillosas runs 12 letters (CVCVCVCCVCVC) against maravilloso's 11 (CVCVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between maravillosas and maravilloso
A purely visual mix-up. maravillosas ([maɾaβ̞iˈʝosas]) and maravilloso ([maɾaβ̞iˈʝoso]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maravillosas is recorded at frequency rank #12,641, classified as anadj, pronounced [maɾaβ̞iˈʝosas]. 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 16359, this pair ranks #276,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maravillosas vs maravilloso
Shared letters: ailmorsv. Private to "maravillosas": -. Private to "maravilloso": -.
"maravillosas" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCVC · "maravilloso" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- maravillosas ← amravillosas · maarvillosas · marabillosas · maraivllosas · maravilloass · maravillosass · maravillossas · maravillsoas
- maravilloso ← amravilloso · maarvilloso · marabilloso · maraivlloso · maravilloos · maravillosso · maravillsoo · maravilolso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maravillosas" and "maravilloso" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "maravillosas" or "maravilloso" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "maravillosas" and "maravilloso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maravillosas" 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 #276,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maravillosas" and "maravilloso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maravillado vs maravilloso". 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 #276,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.