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

#15,430
“notorio” frequency rank
#31,902
“notorios” frequency rank
47332
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature notorio notorios
Definition Público y sabido por todos. Forma del plural de notorio.

Where the eye mixes notorio and notorios

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. notorio runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against notorios's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
notorio
8 ch
notorios

Why the eye confuses notorio with notorios

A purely visual mix-up. notorio ([noˈt̪oɾjo]) and notorios ([noˈt̪oɾjos]) 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) - “notorio” sits inside “notorios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

notorio is recorded at frequency rank #15,430, classified as anadj, pronounced [noˈt̪oɾjo]. notorios is at rank #31,902, tagged as anadj, pronounced [noˈt̪oɾjos].

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 47332, this pair ranks #120,651 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of notorio vs notorios

Shared letters: inort. Private to "notorio": -. Private to "notorios": s.

"notorio" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "notorios" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • notorio ← nnotorio · nootrio · notoiro · notoroi · notorrio · notroio · nottorio · ntoorio
  • notorios ← nnotorios · nootrios · notoiros · notorioss · notoriso · notorois · notorrios · notroios

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "notorio" and "notorios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([noˈt̪oɾjo] versus [noˈt̪oɾjos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "notorio" vs "notorios" - which ranks higher?
"notorio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,430 in our Spanish list, against #31,902 for "notorios". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "notorio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "notorios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #120,651 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "notorio" and "notorios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "notorias vs notorios". 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 #120,651 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