Which to use
“primo” and “prójimo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,140
- “primo” frequency rank
- #14,211
- “prójimo” frequency rank
- 17351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | primo | prójimo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hijo del tío de alguien. | Cada persona considerada como otro ser humano perteneciente a una misma humanidad. |
Where the eye mixes primo and prójimo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between primo and prójimo
A purely visual mix-up. primo ([ˈpɾimo]) and prójimo ([ˈpɾoximo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17351, 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]. prójimo is at rank #14,211, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾoximo].
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 17351, this pair ranks #272,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of primo vs prójimo
Shared letters: imopr. Private to "primo": -. Private to "prójimo": jó.
"primo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "prójimo" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- primo ← pirmo · pprimo · primmo · priom · prmio · prrimo · rpimo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "primo" and "prójimo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "primo" or "prójimo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "primo" and "prójimo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "primo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prójimo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "primo" and "prójimo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pródigo vs prójimo". 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 #272,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.