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Which to use

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

#10,433
“triángulo” frequency rank
#28,982
“triángulos” frequency rank
39415
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature triángulo triángulos
Definition Polígono compuesto por tres lados y tres ángulos. Forma del plural de triángulo.

Where the eye mixes triángulo and triángulos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. triángulo runs 9 letters (CCVVCCVCV) against triángulos's 10 (CCVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
triángulo
10 ch
triángulos

Visual trap between triángulo and triángulos

A purely visual mix-up. triángulo ([ˈt̪ɾjãŋgulo]) and triángulos ([ˈt̪ɾjãŋgulos]) 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) - “triángulo” sits inside “triángulos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39415, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

triángulo is recorded at frequency rank #10,433, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾjãŋgulo]. triángulos is at rank #28,982, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾjãŋgulos].

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 39415, this pair ranks #164,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of triángulo vs triángulos

Shared letters: gilnortuá. Private to "triángulo": -. Private to "triángulos": s.

"triángulo" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVCV  ·  "triángulos" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "triángulo" for "triángulos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪ɾjãŋgulo] versus [ˈt̪ɾjãŋgulos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "triángulo" vs "triángulos" - which ranks higher?
"triángulo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,433 in our Spanish list, against #28,982 for "triángulos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "triángulo" and "triángulos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "triángulo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "triángulos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #164,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "triángulo" and "triángulos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "triangular vs triángulos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #164,582 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