Which to use
“milagro” and “milagros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,264
- “milagro” frequency rank
- #7,035
- “milagros” frequency rank
- 11299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | milagro | milagros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Evento favorable mayormente improbable que es atribuído a una deidad o a la providencia. | Forma del plural de milagro. |
Where the eye mixes milagro and milagros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses milagro with milagros
A purely visual mix-up. milagro ([miˈlaɣ̞ɾo]) and milagros ([miˈlaɣ̞ɾos]) 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) - “milagro” sits inside “milagros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
milagro is recorded at frequency rank #4,264, classified as anoun, pronounced [miˈlaɣ̞ɾo]. milagros is at rank #7,035, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miˈlaɣ̞ɾos].
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 11299, this pair ranks #295,605 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of milagro vs milagros
Shared letters: agilmor. Private to "milagro": -. Private to "milagros": s.
"milagro" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "milagros" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "milagro" for "milagros" ever safe?
Frequency check: "milagro" vs "milagros" - 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 "milagro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "milagros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,605 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "milagro" and "milagros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magro vs milagro". 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 #295,605 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.