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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.

5 ch
toldo
6 ch
toldos

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

  • toldootldo · tlodo · todlo · tolddo · tolldo · tolod · ttoldo
  • toldosotldos · tlodos · todlos · tolddos · toldoss · toldso · tolldos · tolods

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "toldo" and "toldos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪ol̪d̪o] versus [ˈt̪ol̪d̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "toldo" vs "toldos" - which ranks higher?
"toldos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,294 in our Spanish list, against #43,893 for "toldo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list