Which to use
“refugio” and “refugios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,191
- “refugio” frequency rank
- #18,372
- “refugios” frequency rank
- 22563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | refugio | refugios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lugar en que ampararse, resguardarse, recibir protección, asilo o acogida. | Forma del plural de refugio. |
Where the eye mixes refugio and refugios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between refugio and refugios
A purely visual mix-up. refugio ([reˈfuxjo]) and refugios ([reˈfuxjos]) 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) - “refugio” sits inside “refugios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
refugio is recorded at frequency rank #4,191, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈfuxjo]. refugios is at rank #18,372, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈfuxjos].
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 22563, this pair ranks #249,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of refugio vs refugios
Shared letters: efgioru. Private to "refugio": -. Private to "refugios": s.
"refugio" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "refugios" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "refugio" and "refugios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "refugio" or "refugios"?
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 "refugio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refugios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "refugio" and "refugios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refugian vs refugios". 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 #249,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.