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

#18,955
“rabino” frequency rank
#46,156
“rabinos” frequency rank
65111
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rabino rabinos
Definition Maestro hebreo que interpreta la Sagrada Escritura. Forma del plural de rabino.

Where the eye mixes rabino and rabinos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rabino runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against rabinos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
rabino
7 ch
rabinos

Look-alike desk: rabino vs rabinos

A purely visual mix-up. rabino ([raˈβ̞ino]) and rabinos ([raˈβ̞inos]) 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) - “rabino” sits inside “rabinos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rabino is recorded at frequency rank #18,955, classified as anoun, pronounced [raˈβ̞ino]. rabinos is at rank #46,156, tagged as anoun, pronounced [raˈβ̞inos].

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 65111, this pair ranks #43,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rabino vs rabinos

Shared letters: abinor. Private to "rabino": -. Private to "rabinos": s.

"rabino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "rabinos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rabino ← arbino · rabbino · rabinno · rabion · rabnio · raibno · ravino · rbaino
  • rabinos ← arbinos · rabbinos · rabinnos · rabinoss · rabinso · rabions · rabnios · raibnos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rabino" for "rabinos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([raˈβ̞ino] versus [raˈβ̞inos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rabino" or "rabinos"?
"rabino" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,955 in our Spanish list, against #46,156 for "rabinos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rabino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rabinos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #43,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rabino" and "rabinos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rábano vs rabinos". 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 #43,598 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