televisorvstelevisoresWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,142
“televisor” frequency rank
#19,579
“televisores” frequency rank
30721
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature televisor televisores
Definition Electrodoméstico que recibe una imagen con audio, o emisión audiovisual, de un lugar remoto. Forma del plural de televisor.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set televisor and televisores apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
televisor
11 ch
televisores

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. televisor ([t̪eleβ̞iˈsoɾ]) and televisores ([t̪eleβ̞iˈsoɾes]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “televisor” sits inside “televisores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

televisor is recorded at frequency rank #11,142, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪eleβ̞iˈsoɾ]. televisores is at rank #19,579, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪eleβ̞iˈsoɾes].

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 30721, this pair ranks #210,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of televisor vs televisores

Shared letters: eilorstv. Private to "televisor": -. Private to "televisores": -.

"televisor" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "televisores" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • televisoretlevisor · teelvisor · telebisor · teleivsor · televiosr · televisorr · televisro · televissor
  • televisoresetlevisores · teelvisores · telebisores · teleivsores · televiosres · televisoers · televisoress · televisorres

Frequency comparison

televisor#11,142
televisores#19,579

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "televisor" and "televisores" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪eleβ̞iˈsoɾ] versus [t̪eleβ̞iˈsoɾes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "televisor" or "televisores"?
"televisor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,142 in our Spanish list, against #19,579 for "televisores". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering televisor vs televisores

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “televisor” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list