Which to use
“suicidio” and “suicidios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,556
- “suicidio” frequency rank
- #16,711
- “suicidios” frequency rank
- 21267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suicidio | suicidios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de suicidarse. | Forma del plural de suicidio. |
Where the eye mixes suicidio and suicidios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. suicidio runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVV) against suicidios's 9 (CVVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: suicidio vs suicidios
A purely visual mix-up. suicidio ([swiˈsið̞jo]) and suicidios ([swiˈsið̞jos]) 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) - “suicidio” sits inside “suicidios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suicidio is recorded at frequency rank #4,556, classified as anoun, pronounced [swiˈsið̞jo]. suicidios is at rank #16,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced [swiˈsið̞jos].
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 21267, this pair ranks #255,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of suicidio vs suicidios
Shared letters: cdiosu. Private to "suicidio": -. Private to "suicidios": -.
"suicidio" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVV · "suicidios" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "suicidio" and "suicidios" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "suicidio" or "suicidios" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "suicidio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suicidios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suicidio" and "suicidios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suicidan vs suicidio". 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 #255,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.