Which to use
“sincero” and “sinceros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,672
- “sincero” frequency rank
- #13,792
- “sinceros” frequency rank
- 19464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sincero | sinceros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que procura decir la verdad y no engañar. | Forma del plural de sincero. |
Where the eye mixes sincero and sinceros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sincero runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against sinceros's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sincero with sinceros
A purely visual mix-up. sincero ([sĩnˈseɾo]) and sinceros ([sĩnˈseɾos]) 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) - “sincero” sits inside “sinceros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sincero is recorded at frequency rank #5,672, classified as anadj, pronounced [sĩnˈseɾo]. sinceros is at rank #13,792, tagged as anadj, pronounced [sĩnˈseɾos].
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 19464, this pair ranks #263,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sincero vs sinceros
Shared letters: ceinors. Private to "sincero": -. Private to "sinceros": -.
"sincero" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "sinceros" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sincero" and "sinceros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sincero" or "sinceros"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sincero" and "sinceros" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sincero" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sinceros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sincero" and "sinceros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "since vs sincero". 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 #263,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.