Which to use
“negocio” and “negocios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,039
- “negocio” frequency rank
- #1,115
- “negocios” frequency rank
- 2154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | negocio | negocios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Local en que se comercia. | Forma del plural de negocio. |
Where the eye mixes negocio and negocios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. negocio runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against negocios's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: negocio vs negocios
A purely visual mix-up. negocio ([neˈɣ̞osjo]) and negocios ([neˈɣ̞osjos]) 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) - “negocio” sits inside “negocios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
negocio is recorded at frequency rank #1,039, classified as anoun, pronounced [neˈɣ̞osjo]. negocios is at rank #1,115, tagged as anoun, pronounced [neˈɣ̞osjos].
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 2154, this pair ranks #320,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of negocio vs negocios
Shared letters: cegino. Private to "negocio": -. Private to "negocios": s.
"negocio" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "negocios" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "negocio" for "negocios" ever safe?
Frequency check: "negocio" vs "negocios" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "negocio" and "negocios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "negocio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "negocios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "negocio" and "negocios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "negocian vs negocios". 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 #320,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.