Which to use
“sevillano” is an adjective and “sevillanos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,947
- “sevillano” frequency rank
- #41,074
- “sevillanos” frequency rank
- 65021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sevillano | sevillanos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona originaria o habitante de Sevilla, en España. | Forma del plural de sevillano. |
Where the eye mixes sevillano and sevillanos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. sevillano runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against sevillanos's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sevillano and sevillanos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sevillano is [seβ̞iˈʝano] while sevillanos is [seβ̞iˈʝanos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “sevillano” sits inside “sevillanos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sevillano is recorded at frequency rank #23,947, classified as anadj, pronounced [seβ̞iˈʝano]. sevillanos is at rank #41,074, tagged as anoun, pronounced [seβ̞iˈʝanos].
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 65021, this pair ranks #43,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sevillano vs sevillanos
Shared letters: aeilnosv. Private to "sevillano": -. Private to "sevillanos": -.
"sevillano" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "sevillanos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sevillano ← cevillano · esvillano · sebillano · seivllano · sevilalno · sevilano · sevillanno · sevillaon
- sevillanos ← cevillanos · esvillanos · sebillanos · seivllanos · sevilalnos · sevilanos · sevillannos · sevillanoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sevillano" for "sevillanos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sevillano" vs "sevillanos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sevillano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sevillanos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sevillano" and "sevillanos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sevillana vs sevillanos". 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 #43,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.