Which to use
“suspiro” and “suspiros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,486
- “suspiro” frequency rank
- #21,506
- “suspiros” frequency rank
- 33992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suspiro | suspiros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de aspirar (inhalar} con profundidad y luego espirar, frecuentemente como expresión de pena, ansia o deseo. | Forma del plural de suspiro. |
Where the eye mixes suspiro and suspiros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. suspiro runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against suspiros's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses suspiro with suspiros
A purely visual mix-up. suspiro ([susˈpiɾo]) and suspiros ([susˈpiɾos]) 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) - “suspiro” sits inside “suspiros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suspiro is recorded at frequency rank #12,486, classified as anoun, pronounced [susˈpiɾo]. suspiros is at rank #21,506, tagged as anoun, pronounced [susˈpiɾos].
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 33992, this pair ranks #193,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suspiro vs suspiros
Shared letters: ioprsu. Private to "suspiro": -. Private to "suspiros": -.
"suspiro" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "suspiros" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suspiro" for "suspiros" ever safe?
Frequency check: "suspiro" vs "suspiros" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "suspiro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suspiros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suspiro" and "suspiros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suspirar vs suspiros". 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 #193,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.