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“maridos” and “mariposa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,154
- “maridos” frequency rank
- #9,495
- “mariposa” frequency rank
- 24649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maridos | mariposa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de marido. | (Orden Lepidoptera) Cualquiera de muchos millares de especies de insectos lepidópteros, característicos en su forma adulta (imago) por poseer alas de gran tamaño en relación al cuerpo y con frecuencia de vistoso colorido. Son holometabólicos, atravesando una etapa de larva (oruga) áptera tras la eclosión del huevo, una fase de crisálida intermedia, y finalmente la imago; pese a la extendida creencia en la brevedad de su vida, su ciclo vital depende de la especie, variando entre pocas horas y un año, más aún considerando los períodos de dormancia de la pupa. Los adultos se alimentan primariamente libando néctar floral. La distinción entre mariposas y polillas se basa en la apariencia, y no en criterios taxonómicos, que las consideran partes de un mismo grupo. |
Where the eye mixes maridos and mariposa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: maridos vs mariposa
A purely visual mix-up. maridos ([maˈɾið̞os]) and mariposa ([maɾiˈposa]) 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 24649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maridos is recorded at frequency rank #15,154, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈɾið̞os]. mariposa is at rank #9,495, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maɾiˈposa].
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 24649, this pair ranks #240,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maridos vs mariposa
Shared letters: aimors. Private to "maridos": d. Private to "mariposa": p.
"maridos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "mariposa" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "maridos" vs "mariposa" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "maridos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mariposa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maridos" and "mariposa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "macizos vs maridos". 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 #240,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.