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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.

12 ch
nacionalismo
13 ch
nacionalismos

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?
No. They are said differently ([nasjonaˈlismo] versus [nasjonaˈlismos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "nacionalismo" vs "nacionalismos" - which ranks higher?
"nacionalismo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,990 in our Spanish list, against #38,836 for "nacionalismos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list