Which to use
“pulmón” and “pulsos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,202
- “pulmón” frequency rank
- #36,777
- “pulsos” frequency rank
- 46979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pulmón | pulsos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Órgano par, los más importantes del aparato respiratorio, con aspecto de cono, formados por un tejido esponjoso de color rosa grisáceo. Ocupan la mayor parte del tórax. | Forma del plural de pulso. |
Where the eye mixes pulmón and pulsos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pulmón and pulsos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses pulmón with pulsos
A purely visual mix-up. pulmón ([pulˈmõn]) and pulsos ([ˈpulsos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pulmón is recorded at frequency rank #10,202, classified as anoun, pronounced [pulˈmõn]. pulsos is at rank #36,777, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpulsos].
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 46979, this pair ranks #122,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pulmón vs pulsos
Shared letters: lpu. Private to "pulmón": mnó. Private to "pulsos": os.
"pulmón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pulsos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pulsos ← plusos · ppulsos · pullsos · puloss · pulsoss · pulssos · puslos · uplsos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pulmón" for "pulsos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pulmón" or "pulsos"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pulmón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pulsos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pulmón" and "pulsos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pillos vs pulsos". 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 #122,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.