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

#3,961
“sindicato” frequency rank
#4,752
“sindicatos” frequency rank
8713
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sindicato sindicatos
Definition Asociación de trabajadores formada para la defensa y promoción de intereses profesionales, económicos o sociales de sus miembros Forma del plural de sindicato.

Where the eye mixes sindicato and sindicatos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. sindicato runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against sindicatos's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
sindicato
10 ch
sindicatos

Why the eye confuses sindicato with sindicatos

A purely visual mix-up. sindicato ([sĩn̪d̪iˈkat̪o]) and sindicatos ([sĩn̪d̪iˈkat̪os]) 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) - “sindicato” sits inside “sindicatos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sindicato is recorded at frequency rank #3,961, classified as anoun, pronounced [sĩn̪d̪iˈkat̪o]. sindicatos is at rank #4,752, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sĩn̪d̪iˈkat̪os].

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 8713, this pair ranks #304,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sindicato vs sindicatos

Shared letters: acdinost. Private to "sindicato": -. Private to "sindicatos": -.

"sindicato" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "sindicatos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sindicato ← cindicato · isndicato · sidnicato · sindciato · sinddicato · sindiacto · sindicaot · sindicatto
  • sindicatos ← cindicatos · isndicatos · sidnicatos · sindciatos · sinddicatos · sindiactos · sindicaots · sindicatoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sindicato" and "sindicatos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([sĩn̪d̪iˈkat̪o] versus [sĩn̪d̪iˈkat̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sindicato" vs "sindicatos" - which ranks higher?
"sindicato" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,961 in our Spanish list, against #4,752 for "sindicatos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sindicato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sindicatos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #304,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sindicato" and "sindicatos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sindicato vs síndico". 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 #304,185 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