Which to use
“requisito” and “requisitos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,060
- “requisito” frequency rank
- #3,441
- “requisitos” frequency rank
- 10501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | requisito | requisitos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Circunstancia o condición necesaria para algo. | Forma del plural de requisito |
Where the eye mixes requisito and requisitos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. requisito runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCV) against requisitos's 10 (CVCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses requisito with requisitos
A purely visual mix-up. requisito ([rekiˈsit̪o]) and requisitos ([rekiˈsit̪os]) 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) - “requisito” sits inside “requisitos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
requisito is recorded at frequency rank #7,060, classified as anoun, pronounced [rekiˈsit̪o]. requisitos is at rank #3,441, tagged as anoun, pronounced [rekiˈsit̪os].
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 10501, this pair ranks #298,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of requisito vs requisitos
Shared letters: eioqrstu. Private to "requisito": -. Private to "requisitos": -.
"requisito" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV · "requisitos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- requisito ← erquisito · reqiusito · reqquisito · requicito · requiisto · requisiot · requisitto · requissito
- requisitos ← erquisitos · reqiusitos · reqquisitos · requicitos · requiistos · requisiots · requisitoss · requisitso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "requisito" and "requisitos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "requisito" vs "requisitos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "requisito" and "requisitos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "requisito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "requisitos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "requisito" and "requisitos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "requisito vs riquísimo". 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 #298,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.