Which to use
“pacos” and “pavos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,304
- “pacos” frequency rank
- #25,395
- “pavos” frequency rank
- 72699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pacos | pavos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de paco. | Forma del plural de pavo. |
Where the eye mixes pacos and pavos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pacos and pavos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pacos vs pavos
A purely visual mix-up. pacos ([ˈpakos]) and pavos ([ˈpaβ̞os]) 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 a single letter - c in “pacos” becomes v in “pavos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pacos is recorded at frequency rank #47,304, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpakos]. pavos is at rank #25,395, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaβ̞os].
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 72699, this pair ranks #24,834 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pacos vs pavos
Shared letters: aops. Private to "pacos": c. Private to "pavos": v.
"pacos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pavos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pacos" for "pavos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pacos" vs "pavos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pacos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pavos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,834 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pacos" and "pavos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pacos vs pacta". 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 #24,834 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.