Which to use
“patrañas” and “patronos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,062
- “patrañas” frequency rank
- #29,334
- “patronos” frequency rank
- 71396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patrañas | patronos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de patraña. | Forma del plural de patrono. |
Where the eye mixes patrañas and patronos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. patrañas and patronos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between patrañas and patronos
A purely visual mix-up. patrañas ([paˈt̪ɾaɲas]) and patronos ([paˈt̪ɾonos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patrañas is recorded at frequency rank #42,062, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈt̪ɾaɲas]. patronos is at rank #29,334, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈt̪ɾonos].
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 71396, this pair ranks #27,611 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of patrañas vs patronos
Shared letters: aprst. Private to "patrañas": ñ. Private to "patronos": no.
"patrañas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "patronos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- patronos ← aptronos · partonos · patornos · patrnoos · patronnos · patronoss · patronso · patroons
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "patrañas" and "patronos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "patrañas" or "patronos"?
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 "patrañas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patronos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,611 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patrañas" and "patronos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paganas vs patrañas". 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 #27,611 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.