Which to use
“privilegio” and “privilegios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,102
- “privilegio” frequency rank
- #6,001
- “privilegios” frequency rank
- 12103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | privilegio | privilegios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ventaja especial o exclusiva de que goza alguien. | Forma del plural de privilegio. |
Where the eye mixes privilegio and privilegios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. privilegio runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVCVV) against privilegios's 11 (CCVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses privilegio with privilegios
A purely visual mix-up. privilegio ([pɾiβ̞iˈlexjo]) and privilegios ([pɾiβ̞iˈlexjos]) 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) - “privilegio” sits inside “privilegios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12103, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
privilegio is recorded at frequency rank #6,102, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾiβ̞iˈlexjo]. privilegios is at rank #6,001, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾiβ̞iˈlexjos].
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 12103, this pair ranks #292,720 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of privilegio vs privilegios
Shared letters: egiloprv. Private to "privilegio": -. Private to "privilegios": s.
"privilegio" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVV · "privilegios" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- privilegio ← pirvilegio · pprivilegio · pribilegio · priivlegio · privielgio · privileggio · privilegoi · privileigo
- privilegios ← pirvilegios · pprivilegios · pribilegios · priivlegios · privielgios · privileggios · privilegioss · privilegiso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "privilegio" and "privilegios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "privilegio" or "privilegios"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "privilegio" and "privilegios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "privilegio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "privilegios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,720 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "privilegio" and "privilegios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "privilegia vs privilegio". 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 #292,720 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.