Which to use
“monkey” and “monkeys” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,576
- “monkey” frequency rank
- #46,064
- “monkeys” frequency rank
- 76640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | monkey | monkeys |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mono, simio. | Forma del plural de monkey. |
Where the eye mixes monkey and monkeys
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: monkey vs monkeys
A purely visual mix-up. monkey (/ˈmʌŋ.ki/) and monkeys (/ˈmʌŋ.kiz/) 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) - “monkey” sits inside “monkeys”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
monkey is recorded at frequency rank #30,576, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmʌŋ.ki/. monkeys is at rank #46,064, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmʌŋ.kiz/.
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 76640, this pair ranks #17,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of monkey vs monkeys
Shared letters: ekmnoy. Private to "monkey": -. Private to "monkeys": s.
"monkey" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "monkeys" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "monkey" for "monkeys" ever safe?
Frequency check: "monkey" vs "monkeys" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "monkey" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "monkeys" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "monkey" and "monkeys" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Monday vs monkey". 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 #17,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.