nuestrovsnuestrosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#163
“nuestro” frequency rank
#297
“nuestros” frequency rank
460
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nuestro nuestros
Definition Relativo a la primera persona plural, lo que nos pertenece o poseemos. Forma del masculino plural de nuestro.

Where the eye mixes nuestro and nuestros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
nuestro
8 ch
nuestros

Visual trap between nuestro and nuestros

A purely visual mix-up. nuestro ([ˈnwest̪ɾo]) and nuestros ([ˈnwest̪ɾos]) 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) - “nuestro” sits inside “nuestros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nuestro is recorded at frequency rank #163, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnwest̪ɾo]. nuestros is at rank #297, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnwest̪ɾos].

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 460, this pair ranks #323,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of nuestro vs nuestros

Shared letters: enorstu. Private to "nuestro": -. Private to "nuestros": -.

"nuestro" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV  ·  "nuestros" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nuestroneustro · nnuestro · nuesrto · nuesstro · nuestor · nuestrro · nuesttro · nuetsro
  • nuestrosneustros · nnuestros · nuesrtos · nuesstros · nuestors · nuestross · nuestrros · nuestrso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "nuestro" and "nuestros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈnwest̪ɾo] versus [ˈnwest̪ɾos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "nuestro" or "nuestros" show up more?
"nuestro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #163 in our Spanish list, against #297 for "nuestros". 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 "nuestro" and "nuestros" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "nuestro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nuestros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #323,399 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nuestro" and "nuestros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nostros vs nuestros". 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 #323,399 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