Which to use
“mendigo” and “mendigos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,751
- “mendigo” frequency rank
- #23,862
- “mendigos” frequency rank
- 45613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mendigo | mendigos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que se dedica a pedir limosna o dádivas. | Plural de mendigo. |
Where the eye mixes mendigo and mendigos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. mendigo runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against mendigos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mendigo vs mendigos
A purely visual mix-up. mendigo ([mẽn̪ˈd̪iɣ̞o]) and mendigos ([mẽn̪ˈd̪iɣ̞os]) 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) - “mendigo” sits inside “mendigos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mendigo is recorded at frequency rank #21,751, classified as anoun, pronounced [mẽn̪ˈd̪iɣ̞o]. mendigos is at rank #23,862, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mẽn̪ˈd̪iɣ̞os].
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 45613, this pair ranks #130,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mendigo vs mendigos
Shared letters: degimno. Private to "mendigo": -. Private to "mendigos": s.
"mendigo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "mendigos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mendigo" for "mendigos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mendigo" or "mendigos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mendigo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mendigos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mendigo" and "mendigos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "medimos vs mendigos". 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 #130,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.