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

#8,732
“trozo” frequency rank
#9,911
“trozos” frequency rank
18643
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trozo trozos
Definition Lo que está separado del resto, o considerado aisladamente de algo mayor del que forma parte. Forma del plural de trozo.

Where the eye mixes trozo and trozos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
trozo
6 ch
trozos

Look-alike desk: trozo vs trozos

A purely visual mix-up. trozo ([ˈt̪ɾoso]) and trozos ([ˈt̪ɾosos]) 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) - “trozo” sits inside “trozos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

trozo is recorded at frequency rank #8,732, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾoso]. trozos is at rank #9,911, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾosos].

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 18643, this pair ranks #267,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of trozo vs trozos

Shared letters: ortz. Private to "trozo": -. Private to "trozos": s.

"trozo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "trozos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trozortozo · torzo · trooz · trozzo · trrozo · trzoo · ttrozo
  • trozosrtozos · torzos · troozs · trozoss · trozso · trozzos · trrozos · trzoos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "trozo" for "trozos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪ɾoso] versus [ˈt̪ɾosos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "trozo" or "trozos"?
"trozo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,732 in our Spanish list, against #9,911 for "trozos". 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 "trozo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trozos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #267,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "trozo" and "trozos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trova vs trozo". 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 #267,064 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