restringidovsrestringidosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: restringido is a verb, restringidos is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“restringido” is a verb and “restringidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,225
“restringido” frequency rank
#37,835
“restringidos” frequency rank
52060
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature restringido restringidos
Definition Participio de restringir. Forma del plural de restringido, participio de restringir o de restringirse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set restringido and restringidos apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
restringido
12 ch
restringidos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: restringido is [rest̪ɾĩŋˈxið̞o] while restringidos is [rest̪ɾĩŋˈxið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “restringido” sits inside “restringidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

restringido is recorded at frequency rank #14,225, classified as averb, pronounced [rest̪ɾĩŋˈxið̞o]. restringidos is at rank #37,835, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [rest̪ɾĩŋˈxið̞os].

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 52060, this pair ranks #94,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of restringido vs restringidos

Shared letters: deginorst. Private to "restringido": -. Private to "restringidos": -.

"restringido" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCV  ·  "restringidos" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • restringidoerstringido · resrtingido · resstringido · restirngido · restrignido · restringdio · restringgido · restringiddo
  • restringidoserstringidos · resrtingidos · resstringidos · restirngidos · restrignidos · restringdios · restringgidos · restringiddos

Frequency comparison

restringido#14,225
restringidos#37,835

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "restringido" and "restringidos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "restringido" is a verb and "restringidos" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "restringido" or "restringidos"?
"restringido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,225 in our Spanish list, against #37,835 for "restringidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering restringido vs restringidos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “restringido”; for a participle, it's “restringidos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “restringido” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list