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“monasterio” and “monasterios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,433
“monasterio” frequency rank
#19,180
“monasterios” frequency rank
25613
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature monasterio monasterios
Definition Casa habitada por monjes que siguen las reglas propias de su comunidad religiosa y que, generalmente, se aíslan del resto de la sociedad. Forma del plural de monasterio.

Where the eye mixes monasterio and monasterios

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch
monasterio
11 ch
monasterios

Why the eye confuses monasterio with monasterios

A purely visual mix-up. monasterio ([monasˈt̪eɾjo]) and monasterios ([monasˈt̪eɾjos]) 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) - “monasterio” sits inside “monasterios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

monasterio is recorded at frequency rank #6,433, classified as anoun, pronounced [monasˈt̪eɾjo]. monasterios is at rank #19,180, tagged as anoun, pronounced [monasˈt̪eɾjos].

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 25613, this pair ranks #235,621 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of monasterio vs monasterios

Shared letters: aeimnorst. Private to "monasterio": -. Private to "monasterios": -.

"monasterio" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVV  ·  "monasterios" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • monasteriommonasterio · mnoasterio · moansterio · monasetrio · monassterio · monasteiro · monasteroi · monasterrio
  • monasteriosmmonasterios · mnoasterios · moansterios · monasetrios · monassterios · monasteiros · monasterioss · monasteriso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "monasterio" and "monasterios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([monasˈt̪eɾjo] versus [monasˈt̪eɾjos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "monasterio" or "monasterios" show up more?
"monasterio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,433 in our Spanish list, against #19,180 for "monasterios". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "monasterio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "monasterios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #235,621 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "monasterio" and "monasterios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ministerios vs monasterios". 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 #235,621 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list