Which to use
“patio” and “patios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,277
- “patio” frequency rank
- #16,665
- “patios” frequency rank
- 19942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patio | patios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espacio cerrado con paredes o galerías, que en las casas y otros edificios se deja al descubierto. | Forma del plural de patio. |
Where the eye mixes patio and patios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. patio runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against patios's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between patio and patios
A purely visual mix-up. patio ([ˈpat̪jo]) and patios ([ˈpat̪jos]) 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) - “patio” sits inside “patios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patio is recorded at frequency rank #3,277, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpat̪jo]. patios is at rank #16,665, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpat̪jos].
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 19942, this pair ranks #261,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of patio vs patios
Shared letters: aiopt. Private to "patio": -. Private to "patios": s.
"patio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "patios" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "patio" and "patios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "patio" vs "patios" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "patio" and "patios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "patio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patio" and "patios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pacos vs patios". 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 #261,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.