Which to use
“primo” and “primos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,140
- “primo” frequency rank
- #7,904
- “primos” frequency rank
- 11044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | primo | primos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hijo del tío de alguien. | Forma del plural de primo. |
Where the eye mixes primo and primos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between primo and primos
A purely visual mix-up. primo ([ˈpɾimo]) and primos ([ˈpɾimos]) 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) - “primo” sits inside “primos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11044, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
primo is recorded at frequency rank #3,140, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾimo]. primos is at rank #7,904, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾimos].
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 11044, this pair ranks #296,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of primo vs primos
Shared letters: imopr. Private to "primo": -. Private to "primos": s.
"primo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "primos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "primo" for "primos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "primo" or "primos" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "primo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "primos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "primo" and "primos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "primos vs prius". 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 #296,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.