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

#25,737
“odioso” frequency rank
#47,294
“odiosos” frequency rank
73031
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature odioso odiosos
Definition Que merece odio. Forma del plural de odioso.

Where the eye mixes odioso and odiosos

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

6 ch
odioso
7 ch
odiosos

Visual trap between odioso and odiosos

A purely visual mix-up. odioso ([oˈð̞joso]) and odiosos ([oˈð̞josos]) 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) - “odioso” sits inside “odiosos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

odioso is recorded at frequency rank #25,737, classified as anadj, pronounced [oˈð̞joso]. odiosos is at rank #47,294, tagged as anadj, pronounced [oˈð̞josos].

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 73031, this pair ranks #24,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of odioso vs odiosos

Shared letters: dios. Private to "odioso": -. Private to "odiosos": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • odioso ← doioso · oddioso · odioos · odiosso · odisoo · odoiso · oidoso
  • odiosos ← doiosos · oddiosos · odiooss · odiososs · odiossos · odisoos · odoisos · oidosos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "odioso" and "odiosos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([oˈð̞joso] versus [oˈð̞josos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "odioso" vs "odiosos" - which ranks higher?
"odioso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,737 in our Spanish list, against #47,294 for "odiosos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "odioso" and "odiosos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "odioso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "odiosos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #24,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "odioso" and "odiosos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "odiados vs odiosos". 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 #24,139 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