Which to use
“nacos” and “navíos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,553
- “nacos” frequency rank
- #22,116
- “navíos” frequency rank
- 70669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nacos | navíos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de naco. | Forma del plural de navío. |
Where the eye mixes nacos and navíos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. nacos runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against navíos's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: nacos vs navíos
A purely visual mix-up. nacos ([ˈnakos]) and navíos ([naˈβ̞ios]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nacos is recorded at frequency rank #48,553, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnakos]. navíos is at rank #22,116, tagged as anoun, pronounced [naˈβ̞ios].
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 70669, this pair ranks #29,186 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of nacos vs navíos
Shared letters: anos. Private to "nacos": c. Private to "navíos": ví.
"nacos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "navíos" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nacos ← ancos · naccos · nacoss · nacso · naocs · ncaos · nnacos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nacos" for "navíos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "nacos" or "navíos"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "nacos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "navíos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,186 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nacos" and "navíos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "naces vs nacos". 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 #29,186 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.