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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nuestro" and "nuestros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "nuestro" or "nuestros" show up more?
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.