Which to use
“pantano” and “pantanos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,666
- “pantano” frequency rank
- #21,094
- “pantanos” frequency rank
- 35760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pantano | pantanos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hondonada donde se recogen y naturalmente se detienen las aguas, con fondo más o menos cenagoso. | Forma del plural de pantano. |
Where the eye mixes pantano and pantanos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. pantano runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against pantanos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pantano with pantanos
A purely visual mix-up. pantano ([pãn̪ˈt̪ano]) and pantanos ([pãn̪ˈt̪anos]) 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) - “pantano” sits inside “pantanos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pantano is recorded at frequency rank #14,666, classified as anoun, pronounced [pãn̪ˈt̪ano]. pantanos is at rank #21,094, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pãn̪ˈt̪anos].
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 35760, this pair ranks #184,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pantano vs pantanos
Shared letters: anopt. Private to "pantano": -. Private to "pantanos": s.
"pantano" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "pantanos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "pantano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pantanos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pantano" and "pantanos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pantanos vs pintamos". 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 #184,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.