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

#2,477
“triunfo” frequency rank
#11,331
“triunfos” frequency rank
13808
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature triunfo triunfos
Definition Éxito en un desempeño o acción, por lo general deportiva o militar.¨. Forma del plural de triunfo.

Where the eye mixes triunfo and triunfos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. triunfo runs 7 letters (CCVVCCV) against triunfos's 8 (CCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
triunfo
8 ch
triunfos

Why the eye confuses triunfo with triunfos

A purely visual mix-up. triunfo ([ˈt̪ɾjũɱfo]) and triunfos ([ˈt̪ɾjũɱfos]) 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) - “triunfo” sits inside “triunfos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

triunfo is recorded at frequency rank #2,477, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾjũɱfo]. 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 13808, this pair ranks #286,471 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of triunfo vs triunfos

Shared letters: finortu. Private to "triunfo": -. Private to "triunfos": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • triunfo ← rtiunfo · tirunfo · trinufo · triufno · triunffo · triunnfo · triunof · trriunfo
  • triunfos ← rtiunfos · tirunfos · trinufos · triufnos · triunffos · triunfoss · triunfso · triunnfos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "triunfo" for "triunfos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪ɾjũɱfo] versus [ˈt̪ɾjũɱfos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "triunfo" vs "triunfos" - which ranks higher?
"triunfo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,477 in our Spanish list, against #11,331 for "triunfos". 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 "triunfo" 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 #286,471 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "triunfo" and "triunfos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "triunfan vs triunfos". 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 #286,471 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