Which to use
“maravilloso” and “maravillosos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,718
- “maravilloso” frequency rank
- #12,421
- “maravillosos” frequency rank
- 16139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maravilloso | maravillosos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que suscita admiración, sorpresa o estupor | Forma del plural de maravilloso. |
Where the eye mixes maravilloso and maravillosos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. maravilloso runs 11 letters (CVCVCVCCVCV) against maravillosos's 12 (CVCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: maravilloso vs maravillosos
A purely visual mix-up. maravilloso ([maɾaβ̞iˈʝoso]) and maravillosos ([maɾaβ̞iˈʝosos]) 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) - “maravilloso” sits inside “maravillosos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maravilloso is recorded at frequency rank #3,718, classified as anadj, pronounced [maɾaβ̞iˈʝoso]. maravillosos is at rank #12,421, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maɾaβ̞iˈʝosos].
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 16139, this pair ranks #277,360 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maravilloso vs maravillosos
Shared letters: ailmorsv. Private to "maravilloso": -. Private to "maravillosos": -.
"maravilloso" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCV · "maravillosos" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maravilloso ← amravilloso · maarvilloso · marabilloso · maraivlloso · maravilloos · maravillosso · maravillsoo · maravilolso
- maravillosos ← amravillosos · maarvillosos · marabillosos · maraivllosos · maravillooss · maravillososs · maravillossos · maravillsoos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maravilloso" and "maravillosos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "maravilloso" or "maravillosos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "maravilloso" and "maravillosos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maravilloso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maravillosos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,360 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maravilloso" and "maravillosos" 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 #277,360 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.