Which to use
“sapo” and “spy” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,956
- “sapo” frequency rank
- #48,092
- “spy” frequency rank
- 63048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sapo | spy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cualquiera de numerosas especies de batracios anuros, de cuerpo robusto, piel rugosa y hábitos anfibios; no constituyen un clado filogenético, distinguiéndose de las ranas solo por su apariencia. | Espía. |
Where the eye mixes sapo and spy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. sapo ([ˈsapo]) and spy (/spaɪ/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sapo is recorded at frequency rank #14,956, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsapo]. spy is at rank #48,092, tagged as anoun, pronounced /spaɪ/.
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 63048, this pair ranks #50,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sapo vs spy
Shared letters: ps. Private to "sapo": ao. Private to "spy": y.
"sapo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "spy" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sapo ← aspo · saop · sappo · spao · ssapo