Which to use
“padrino” and “padrinos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,394
- “padrino” frequency rank
- #23,160
- “padrinos” frequency rank
- 33554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | padrino | padrinos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | El que tiene, presenta o asiste a otra persona que recibe el sacramento del bautismo, de la confirmación, del matrimonio o del orden si es varón, o que profesa, si se trata de una religiosa. | Forma del plural de padrino. |
Where the eye mixes padrino and padrinos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. padrino runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against padrinos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between padrino and padrinos
A purely visual mix-up. padrino ([paˈð̞ɾino]) and padrinos ([paˈð̞ɾinos]) 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) - “padrino” sits inside “padrinos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
padrino is recorded at frequency rank #10,394, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈð̞ɾino]. padrinos is at rank #23,160, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈð̞ɾinos].
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 33554, this pair ranks #196,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of padrino vs padrinos
Shared letters: adinopr. Private to "padrino": -. Private to "padrinos": s.
"padrino" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "padrinos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "padrino" for "padrinos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "padrino" or "padrinos" show up more?
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 "padrino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "padrinos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "padrino" and "padrinos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "padrinos vs podridos". 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 #196,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.