Which to use
“martillo” and “martillos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,370
- “martillo” frequency rank
- #37,717
- “martillos” frequency rank
- 48087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | martillo | martillos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Herramienta para golpear, con forma de "T", de unos 30 cm. de largo, conformada por un mango y una cabeza pesada, utilizada normalmente para enterrar clavos. | Forma del plural de martillo. |
Where the eye mixes martillo and martillos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. martillo runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against martillos's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between martillo and martillos
A purely visual mix-up. martillo ([maɾˈt̪iʝo]) and martillos ([maɾˈt̪iʝos]) 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) - “martillo” sits inside “martillos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
martillo is recorded at frequency rank #10,370, classified as anoun, pronounced [maɾˈt̪iʝo]. martillos is at rank #37,717, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maɾˈt̪iʝos].
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 48087, this pair ranks #116,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of martillo vs martillos
Shared letters: ailmort. Private to "martillo": -. Private to "martillos": s.
"martillo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "martillos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "martillo" for "martillos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "martillo" or "martillos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "martillo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "martillos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "martillo" and "martillos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "martillo vs Morillo". 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 #116,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.