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“patrocinador” and “patrocinadores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,156
- “patrocinador” frequency rank
- #15,925
- “patrocinadores” frequency rank
- 36081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patrocinador | patrocinadores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que patrocina una actividad, sobre todo cuando es con fines publicitarios. | Forma del plural de patrocinador. |
Where the eye mixes patrocinador and patrocinadores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. patrocinador runs 12 letters (CVCCVCVCVCVC) against patrocinadores's 14 (CVCCVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses patrocinador with patrocinadores
A purely visual mix-up. patrocinador ([pat̪ɾosinaˈð̞oɾ]) and patrocinadores ([pat̪ɾosinaˈð̞oɾes]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “patrocinador” sits inside “patrocinadores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patrocinador is recorded at frequency rank #20,156, classified as anadj, pronounced [pat̪ɾosinaˈð̞oɾ]. patrocinadores is at rank #15,925, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pat̪ɾosinaˈð̞oɾes].
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 36081, this pair ranks #182,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of patrocinador vs patrocinadores
Shared letters: acdinoprt. Private to "patrocinador": -. Private to "patrocinadores": es.
"patrocinador" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVC · "patrocinadores" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- patrocinador ← aptrocinador · partocinador · patorcinador · patrcoinador · patroccinador · patrociandor · patrocinaddor · patrocinadorr
- patrocinadores ← aptrocinadores · partocinadores · patorcinadores · patrcoinadores · patroccinadores · patrociandores · patrocinaddores · patrocinadoers
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "patrocinador" and "patrocinadores" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "patrocinador" or "patrocinadores" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "patrocinador" and "patrocinadores" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "patrocinador" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patrocinadores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patrocinador" and "patrocinadores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patrocinador vs patrocinar". 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 #182,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.