Which to use
“tóxico” and “tóxicos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,578
- “tóxico” frequency rank
- #13,809
- “tóxicos” frequency rank
- 27387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tóxico | tóxicos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que por contacto, ingesta o inoculación resulta dañino, destructivo o aún letal para las funciones de un organismo vivo. | Forma del masculino plural de tóxico. |
Where the eye mixes tóxico and tóxicos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tóxico runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against tóxicos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tóxico vs tóxicos
A purely visual mix-up. tóxico ([ˈt̪oksiko]) and tóxicos ([ˈt̪oksikos]) 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) - “tóxico” sits inside “tóxicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tóxico is recorded at frequency rank #13,578, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪oksiko]. tóxicos is at rank #13,809, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪oksikos].
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 27387, this pair ranks #227,053 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tóxico vs tóxicos
Shared letters: ciotxó. Private to "tóxico": -. Private to "tóxicos": s.
"tóxico" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tóxicos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tóxico" and "tóxicos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tóxico" or "tóxicos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tóxico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tóxicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,053 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tóxico" and "tóxicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "torito vs tóxico". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #227,053 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.