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

#44,332
“naufragios” frequency rank
#43,743
“náufragos” frequency rank
88075
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature naufragios náufragos
Definition Forma del plural de naufragio. Forma del plural de náufrago.

Where the eye mixes naufragios and náufragos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. naufragios runs 10 letters (CVVCCVCVVC) against náufragos's 9 (CVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
naufragios
9 ch
náufragos

Visual trap between naufragios and náufragos

A purely visual mix-up. naufragios ([nawˈfɾaxjos]) and náufragos ([ˈnawfɾaɣ̞os]) 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 88075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

naufragios is recorded at frequency rank #44,332, classified as anoun, pronounced [nawˈfɾaxjos]. náufragos is at rank #43,743, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnawfɾaɣ̞os].

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 88075, this pair ranks #4,026 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of naufragios vs náufragos

Shared letters: afgnorsu. Private to "naufragios": i. Private to "náufragos": á.

"naufragios" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVVC  ·  "náufragos" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • naufragios ← anufragios · nafuragios · naufargios · nauffragios · naufraggios · naufragioss · naufragiso · naufragois

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "naufragios" and "náufragos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([nawˈfɾaxjos] versus [ˈnawfɾaɣ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "naufragios" vs "náufragos" - which ranks higher?
"náufragos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,743 in our Spanish list, against #44,332 for "naufragios". 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 "naufragios" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "náufragos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #4,026 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "naufragios" and "náufragos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "naufragios vs náufrago". 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 #4,026 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