Which to use
“ovario” and “ovarios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,587
- “ovario” frequency rank
- #23,156
- “ovarios” frequency rank
- 47743
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ovario | ovarios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Órgano sexual femenino en que se producen los óvulos y diversas hormonas. | Empeño, ahínco, perseverancia (de una mujer). |
Where the eye mixes ovario and ovarios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ovario runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against ovarios's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ovario and ovarios
A purely visual mix-up. ovario ([oˈβ̞aɾjo]) and ovarios ([oˈβ̞aɾjos]) 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) - “ovario” sits inside “ovarios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ovario is recorded at frequency rank #24,587, classified as anoun, pronounced [oˈβ̞aɾjo]. ovarios is at rank #23,156, tagged as anoun, pronounced [oˈβ̞aɾjos].
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 47743, this pair ranks #118,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ovario vs ovarios
Shared letters: aiorv. Private to "ovario": -. Private to "ovarios": s.
"ovario" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "ovarios" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ovario" and "ovarios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ovario" or "ovarios" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ovario" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ovarios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ovario" and "ovarios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ontario vs ovario". 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 #118,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.