Which to use
“sucio” and “sucios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,012
- “sucio” frequency rank
- #10,937
- “sucios” frequency rank
- 16949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sucio | sucios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dice de lo que no está limpio. | Forma del masculino plural de sucio. |
Where the eye mixes sucio and sucios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sucio vs sucios
A purely visual mix-up. sucio ([ˈsusjo]) and sucios ([ˈsusjos]) 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) - “sucio” sits inside “sucios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sucio is recorded at frequency rank #6,012, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈsusjo]. sucios is at rank #10,937, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈsusjos].
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 16949, this pair ranks #274,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sucio vs sucios
Shared letters: ciosu. Private to "sucio": -. Private to "sucios": -.
"sucio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "sucios" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sucio" for "sucios" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sucio" vs "sucios" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "sucio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sucios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sucio" and "sucios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sucios vs sumidos". 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 #274,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.