Which to use
“obeso” and “obesos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,251
- “obeso” frequency rank
- #41,508
- “obesos” frequency rank
- 74759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obeso | obesos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dícese de la persona que tiene gordura en demasía. | Forma del masculino plural de obeso. |
Where the eye mixes obeso and obesos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. obeso runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against obesos's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: obeso vs obesos
A purely visual mix-up. obeso ([oˈβ̞eso]) and obesos ([oˈβ̞esos]) 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) - “obeso” sits inside “obesos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obeso is recorded at frequency rank #33,251, classified as anadj, pronounced [oˈβ̞eso]. obesos is at rank #41,508, tagged as anadj, pronounced [oˈβ̞esos].
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 74759, this pair ranks #20,743 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of obeso vs obesos
Shared letters: beos. Private to "obeso": -. Private to "obesos": -.
"obeso" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "obesos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "obeso" and "obesos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "obeso" vs "obesos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "obeso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obesos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,743 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obeso" and "obesos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obesos vs óleos". 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 #20,743 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.