prójimovspróximosConfusable pair

Which to use

“prójimo” and “próximos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,211
“prójimo” frequency rank
#3,142
“próximos” frequency rank
17353
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature prójimo próximos
Definition Cada persona considerada como otro ser humano perteneciente a una misma humanidad. Forma del plural de próximo.

Where the eye mixes prójimo and próximos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
prójimo
8 ch
próximos

Visual trap between prójimo and próximos

A purely visual mix-up. prójimo ([ˈpɾoximo]) and próximos ([ˈpɾoksimos]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

prójimo is recorded at frequency rank #14,211, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾoximo]. próximos is at rank #3,142, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾoksimos].

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 17353, this pair ranks #272,498 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of prójimo vs próximos

Shared letters: imopró. Private to "prójimo": j. Private to "próximos": sx.

"prójimo" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "próximos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "prójimo" for "próximos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpɾoximo] versus [ˈpɾoksimos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "prójimo" or "próximos" show up more?
"próximos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,142 in our Spanish list, against #14,211 for "prójimo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "prójimo" and "próximos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "prójimo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "próximos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #272,498 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "prójimo" and "próximos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pródigo vs prójimo". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #272,498 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list