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“toldo” and “toldos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,893
- “toldo” frequency rank
- #43,294
- “toldos” frequency rank
- 87187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toldo | toldos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cubierta de tela que se tiende para hacer sombra. | Forma del plural de toldo. |
Where the eye mixes toldo and toldos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between toldo and toldos
A purely visual mix-up. toldo ([ˈt̪ol̪d̪o]) and toldos ([ˈt̪ol̪d̪os]) 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) - “toldo” sits inside “toldos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toldo is recorded at frequency rank #43,893, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ol̪d̪o]. toldos is at rank #43,294, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ol̪d̪os].
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 87187, this pair ranks #4,686 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of toldo vs toldos
Shared letters: dlot. Private to "toldo": -. Private to "toldos": s.
"toldo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "toldos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "toldo" and "toldos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "toldo" vs "toldos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "toldo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toldos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,686 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toldo" and "toldos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tildes vs toldos". 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 #4,686 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.