Which to use
“obvias” is a verb and “obvios” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,398
- “obvias” frequency rank
- #31,026
- “obvios” frequency rank
- 47424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obvias | obvios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de obviar. | Forma del masculino plural de obvio. |
Where the eye mixes obvias and obvios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. obvias and obvios follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: obvias vs obvios
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: obvias is [ˈoβ̞bjas] while obvios is [ˈoβ̞bjos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “obvias” becomes o in “obvios”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obvias is recorded at frequency rank #16,398, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈoβ̞bjas]. obvios is at rank #31,026, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈoβ̞bjos].
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 47424, this pair ranks #120,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of obvias vs obvios
Shared letters: biosv. Private to "obvias": a. Private to "obvios": -.
"obvias" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "obvios" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "obvias" for "obvios" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "obvias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obvios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obvias" and "obvios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obesos vs obvios". 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 #120,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.