triunfavstriunfosConfusable pair

Quick tell: triunfa is a verb, triunfos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“triunfa” is a verb and “triunfos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,859
“triunfa” frequency rank
#11,331
“triunfos” frequency rank
33190
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature triunfa triunfos
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de triunfar. Forma del plural de triunfo.

Where the eye mixes triunfa and triunfos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
triunfa
8 ch
triunfos

Visual trap between triunfa and triunfos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: triunfa is [ˈt̪ɾjũɱfa] while triunfos is [ˈt̪ɾjũɱfos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

triunfa is recorded at frequency rank #21,859, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾjũɱfa]. triunfos is at rank #11,331, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾjũɱfos].

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 33190, this pair ranks #198,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of triunfa vs triunfos

Shared letters: finrtu. Private to "triunfa": a. Private to "triunfos": os.

"triunfa" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV  ·  "triunfos" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • triunfartiunfa · tirunfa · trinufa · triufna · triunaf · triunffa · triunnfa · trriunfa
  • triunfosrtiunfos · tirunfos · trinufos · triufnos · triunffos · triunfoss · triunfso · triunnfos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "triunfa" for "triunfos" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "triunfa" is a verb and "triunfos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "triunfa" or "triunfos" show up more?
"triunfos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,331 in our Spanish list, against #21,859 for "triunfa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "triunfa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "triunfos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #198,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "triunfa" and "triunfos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "triunfa vs triunfan". 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 #198,130 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