Which to use
“nacionalismo” and “nacionalismos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,990
- “nacionalismo” frequency rank
- #38,836
- “nacionalismos” frequency rank
- 44826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nacionalismo | nacionalismos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ideología y movimiento político que pone a la nación (usualmente definida en términos culturales o étnicos) como única entidad con derecho para constituir e identificar una comunidad política independiente. | Forma del plural de nacionalismo. |
Where the eye mixes nacionalismo and nacionalismos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. nacionalismo runs 12 letters (CVCVVCVCVCCV) against nacionalismos's 13 (CVCVVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: nacionalismo vs nacionalismos
A purely visual mix-up. nacionalismo ([nasjonaˈlismo]) and nacionalismos ([nasjonaˈlismos]) 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) - “nacionalismo” sits inside “nacionalismos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nacionalismo is recorded at frequency rank #5,990, classified as anoun, pronounced [nasjonaˈlismo]. nacionalismos is at rank #38,836, tagged as anoun, pronounced [nasjonaˈlismos].
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 44826, this pair ranks #134,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nacionalismo vs nacionalismos
Shared letters: acilmnos. Private to "nacionalismo": -. Private to "nacionalismos": -.
"nacionalismo" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCCV · "nacionalismos" · 13 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nacionalismo ← ancionalismo · naccionalismo · nacinoalismo · nacioanlismo · nacionailsmo · nacionalimso · nacionalismmo · nacionalisom
- nacionalismos ← ancionalismos · naccionalismos · nacinoalismos · nacioanlismos · nacionailsmos · nacionalimsos · nacionalismmos · nacionalismoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nacionalismo" for "nacionalismos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nacionalismo" vs "nacionalismos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "nacionalismo" and "nacionalismos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nacionalismo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nacionalismos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nacionalismo" and "nacionalismos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nacionalismos vs nacionalistas". 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 #134,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.