Which to use
“nuevo” and “nuevos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #140
- “nuevo” frequency rank
- #564
- “nuevos” frequency rank
- 704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nuevo | nuevos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene poco tiempo de existencia. | Forma del plural de nuevo. |
Where the eye mixes nuevo and nuevos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between nuevo and nuevos
A purely visual mix-up. nuevo ([ˈnweβ̞o]) and nuevos ([ˈnweβ̞os]) 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) - “nuevo” sits inside “nuevos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nuevo is recorded at frequency rank #140, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnweβ̞o]. nuevos is at rank #564, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnweβ̞os].
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 704, this pair ranks #323,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nuevo vs nuevos
Shared letters: enouv. Private to "nuevo": -. Private to "nuevos": s.
"nuevo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "nuevos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nuevo" and "nuevos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "nuevo" or "nuevos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "nuevo" and "nuevos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nuevo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nuevos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nuevo" and "nuevos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nue vs nuevo". 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 #323,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.