Which to use
“obsoleto” and “obsoletos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,518
- “obsoleto” frequency rank
- #28,477
- “obsoletos” frequency rank
- 51995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obsoleto | obsoletos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que ha dejado de estar en uso por ser reemplazado por otra cosa más moderna y ajustada al momento | Forma del masculino plural de obsoleto. |
Where the eye mixes obsoleto and obsoletos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between obsoleto and obsoletos
A purely visual mix-up. obsoleto ([oβ̞soˈlet̪o]) and obsoletos ([oβ̞soˈlet̪os]) 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) - “obsoleto” sits inside “obsoletos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obsoleto is recorded at frequency rank #23,518, classified as anadj, pronounced [oβ̞soˈlet̪o]. obsoletos is at rank #28,477, tagged as anadj, pronounced [oβ̞soˈlet̪os].
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 51995, this pair ranks #94,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of obsoleto vs obsoletos
Shared letters: belost. Private to "obsoleto": -. Private to "obsoletos": -.
"obsoleto" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "obsoletos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "obsoleto" for "obsoletos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "obsoleto" or "obsoletos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "obsoleto" and "obsoletos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "obsoleto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obsoletos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obsoleto" and "obsoletos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obsoletas vs obsoletos". 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 #94,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.