odiosasvsodiosoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“odiosas” and “odioso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,095
“odiosas” frequency rank
#25,737
“odioso” frequency rank
71832
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature odiosas odioso
Definition Forma del femenino plural de odioso. Que merece odio.

Where the eye mixes odiosas and odioso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. odiosas runs 7 letters (VCVVCVC) against odioso's 6 (VCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
odiosas
6 ch
odioso

Why the eye confuses odiosas with odioso

A purely visual mix-up. odiosas ([oˈð̞josas]) and odioso ([oˈð̞joso]) 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 71832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

odiosas is recorded at frequency rank #46,095, classified as anadj, pronounced [oˈð̞josas]. odioso is at rank #25,737, tagged as anadj, pronounced [oˈð̞joso].

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 71832, this pair ranks #26,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of odiosas vs odioso

Shared letters: dios. Private to "odiosas": a. Private to "odioso": -.

"odiosas" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC  ·  "odioso" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • odiosas ← doiosas · oddiosas · odioass · odiosass · odiossas · odisoas · odoisas · oidosas
  • odioso ← doioso · oddioso · odioos · odiosso · odisoo · odoiso · oidoso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "odiosas" for "odioso" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([oˈð̞josas] versus [oˈð̞joso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "odiosas" or "odioso"?
"odioso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,737 in our Spanish list, against #46,095 for "odiosas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "odiosas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "odioso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #26,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "odiosas" and "odioso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ociosa vs odiosas". 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 #26,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list