muslovsmuslosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#21,078
“muslo” frequency rank
#18,910
“muslos” frequency rank
39988
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature muslo muslos
Definition Parte superior de la pierna, situada entre la cadera y la rodilla y en la que se encuentra el fémur. Forma del plural de muslo.

Where the eye mixes muslo and muslos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. muslo runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against muslos's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
muslo
6 ch
muslos

Look-alike desk: muslo vs muslos

A purely visual mix-up. muslo ([ˈmuslo]) and muslos ([ˈmuslos]) 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) - “muslo” sits inside “muslos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

muslo is recorded at frequency rank #21,078, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuslo]. muslos is at rank #18,910, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmuslos].

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 39988, this pair ranks #161,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of muslo vs muslos

Shared letters: lmosu. Private to "muslo": -. Private to "muslos": -.

"muslo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "muslos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • muslo ← mmuslo · msulo · mulso · musllo · musol · musslo · umslo
  • muslos ← mmuslos · msulos · mulsos · musllos · musloss · muslso · musols · musslos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "muslo" and "muslos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmuslo] versus [ˈmuslos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "muslo" or "muslos"?
"muslos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,910 in our Spanish list, against #21,078 for "muslo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "muslo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "muslos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #161,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "muslo" and "muslos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mosto vs muslo". 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 #161,534 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