Which to use
“telégrafo” and “telégrafos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,638
- “telégrafo” frequency rank
- #43,883
- “telégrafos” frequency rank
- 70521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | telégrafo | telégrafos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dispositivo utilizado para el intercambio de mensajes a distancia. | Forma del plural de telégrafo. |
Where the eye mixes telégrafo and telégrafos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. telégrafo runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against telégrafos's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between telégrafo and telégrafos
A purely visual mix-up. telégrafo ([t̪eˈleɣ̞ɾafo]) and telégrafos ([t̪eˈleɣ̞ɾafos]) 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) - “telégrafo” sits inside “telégrafos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
telégrafo is recorded at frequency rank #26,638, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪eˈleɣ̞ɾafo]. telégrafos is at rank #43,883, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪eˈleɣ̞ɾafos].
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 70521, this pair ranks #29,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of telégrafo vs telégrafos
Shared letters: aefglorté. Private to "telégrafo": -. Private to "telégrafos": s.
"telégrafo" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "telégrafos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "telégrafo" and "telégrafos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "telégrafo" or "telégrafos"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "telégrafo" and "telégrafos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "telégrafo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "telégrafos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "telégrafo" and "telégrafos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "telégrafos vs telegramas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #29,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.