Which to use
“odios” and “ojos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,478
- “odios” frequency rank
- #448
- “ojos” frequency rank
- 28926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | odios | ojos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de odio. | Forma del plural de ojo. |
Where the eye mixes odios and ojos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: odios vs ojos
A purely visual mix-up. odios ([ˈoð̞jos]) and ojos ([ˈoxos]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
odios is recorded at frequency rank #28,478, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈoð̞jos]. ojos is at rank #448, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈoxos].
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 28926, this pair ranks #219,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of odios vs ojos
Shared letters: os. Private to "odios": di. Private to "ojos": j.
"odios" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "ojos" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "odios" for "ojos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "odios" or "ojos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "odios" and "ojos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "odios" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ojos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "odios" and "ojos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ociosa vs odios". 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 #219,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.