Which to use
“premio” and “premios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #974
- “premio” frequency rank
- #2,045
- “premios” frequency rank
- 3019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | premio | premios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Retribución honorífica que se concede a uno por sus méritos | Forma del plural de premio. |
Where the eye mixes premio and premios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between premio and premios
A purely visual mix-up. premio ([ˈpɾemjo]) and premios ([ˈpɾemjos]) 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) - “premio” sits inside “premios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
premio is recorded at frequency rank #974, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾemjo]. premios is at rank #2,045, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾemjos].
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 3019, this pair ranks #319,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of premio vs premios
Shared letters: eimopr. Private to "premio": -. Private to "premios": s.
"premio" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "premios" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "premio" and "premios" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "premio" or "premios"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "premio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "premios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "premio" and "premios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "premian vs premios". 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 #319,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.