Which to use
“plátano” and “plátanos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,116
- “plátano” frequency rank
- #20,461
- “plátanos” frequency rank
- 33577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | plátano | plátanos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Platanus spp.) Cualquiera de varios árboles nativos del hemisferio norte, de fuste alto y bien ramificado, con la corteza colorida desprendiéndose por placas todo a lo largo del año, lo que le da una apariencia vistosa y una gran resistencia a la polución, al impedir que sus poros se sellen por la acumulación de contaminantes. Muestra hojas palmatilobuladas y frutos incomestibles, globosos, con la superficie vellosa, formando pequeños racimos. Es común en la ornamentación de parques y paseos. | Forma del plural de plátano. |
Where the eye mixes plátano and plátanos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. plátano runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against plátanos's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses plátano with plátanos
A purely visual mix-up. plátano ([ˈplat̪ano]) and plátanos ([ˈplat̪anos]) 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) - “plátano” sits inside “plátanos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33577, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
plátano is recorded at frequency rank #13,116, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈplat̪ano]. plátanos is at rank #20,461, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈplat̪anos].
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 33577, this pair ranks #196,077 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of plátano vs plátanos
Shared letters: alnoptá. Private to "plátano": -. Private to "plátanos": s.
"plátano" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "plátanos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "plátano" for "plátanos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "plátano" vs "plátanos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "plátano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "plátanos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,077 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "plátano" and "plátanos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plátanos vs plateados". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #196,077 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.