Which to use
“sicario” and “sicarios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,843
- “sicario” frequency rank
- #21,838
- “sicarios” frequency rank
- 51681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sicario | sicarios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Asesino que mata por encargo y recibe un pago por ello. | Forma del plural de sicario. |
Where the eye mixes sicario and sicarios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sicario vs sicarios
A purely visual mix-up. sicario ([siˈkaɾjo]) and sicarios ([siˈkaɾjos]) 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) - “sicario” sits inside “sicarios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sicario is recorded at frequency rank #29,843, classified as anoun, pronounced [siˈkaɾjo]. sicarios is at rank #21,838, tagged as anoun, pronounced [siˈkaɾjos].
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 51681, this pair ranks #96,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sicario vs sicarios
Shared letters: aciors. Private to "sicario": -. Private to "sicarios": -.
"sicario" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "sicarios" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "sicario" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sicarios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sicario" and "sicarios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sectario vs sicario". 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 #96,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.