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

#18,078
“satisfactorio” frequency rank
#38,959
“satisfactorios” frequency rank
57037
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature satisfactorio satisfactorios
Definition Que cumple con ciertos requisitos o formalidades o puede cancelar una deuda. Forma del plural de satisfactorio.

Where the eye mixes satisfactorio and satisfactorios

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence.

13 ch
satisfactorio
14 ch
satisfactorios

Visual trap between satisfactorio and satisfactorios

A purely visual mix-up. satisfactorio ([sat̪isfakˈt̪oɾjo]) and satisfactorios ([sat̪isfakˈt̪oɾjos]) 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) - “satisfactorio” sits inside “satisfactorios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

satisfactorio is recorded at frequency rank #18,078, classified as anadj, pronounced [sat̪isfakˈt̪oɾjo]. satisfactorios is at rank #38,959, tagged as anadj, pronounced [sat̪isfakˈt̪oɾjos].

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 57037, this pair ranks #72,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of satisfactorio vs satisfactorios

Shared letters: acfiorst. Private to "satisfactorio": -. Private to "satisfactorios": -.

"satisfactorio" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVV  ·  "satisfactorios" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • satisfactorioastisfactorio · saitsfactorio · satifsactorio · satisafctorio · satisfacctorio · satisfacotrio · satisfactoiro · satisfactoroi
  • satisfactoriosastisfactorios · saitsfactorios · satifsactorios · satisafctorios · satisfacctorios · satisfacotrios · satisfactoiros · satisfactorioss

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "satisfactorio" and "satisfactorios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([sat̪isfakˈt̪oɾjo] versus [sat̪isfakˈt̪oɾjos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "satisfactorio" or "satisfactorios"?
"satisfactorio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,078 in our Spanish list, against #38,959 for "satisfactorios". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "satisfactorio" and "satisfactorios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "satisfactorio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "satisfactorios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "satisfactorio" and "satisfactorios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "satisfactorias vs satisfactorios". 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 #72,124 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