Which to use
“quinto” is a num and “quintos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,586
- “quinto” frequency rank
- #37,815
- “quintos” frequency rank
- 41401
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quinto | quintos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que ocupa el puesto siguiente al cuarto en una serie ordenada. Ordinal del cinco. | Forma del plural de quinto. |
Where the eye mixes quinto and quintos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quinto runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against quintos's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: quinto vs quintos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quinto is [ˈkĩn̪t̪o] while quintos is [ˈkĩn̪t̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “quinto” sits inside “quintos”, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41401, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quinto is recorded at frequency rank #3,586, classified as anum, pronounced [ˈkĩn̪t̪o]. quintos is at rank #37,815, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkĩn̪t̪os].
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 41401, this pair ranks #153,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quinto vs quintos
Shared letters: inoqtu. Private to "quinto": -. Private to "quintos": s.
"quinto" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "quintos" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quinto" and "quintos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "quinto" vs "quintos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "quinto" and "quintos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quinto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quintos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quinto" and "quintos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quintos vs quistes". 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 #153,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.