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

#22,222
“turbio” frequency rank
#36,342
“turbios” frequency rank
58564
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature turbio turbios
Definition Dicho de un líquido, lleno de impurezas que lo opacan. Forma del masculino plural de turbio.

Where the eye mixes turbio and turbios

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

6 ch
turbio
7 ch
turbios

Visual trap between turbio and turbios

A purely visual mix-up. turbio ([ˈt̪uɾβ̞jo]) and turbios ([ˈt̪uɾβ̞jos]) 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) - “turbio” sits inside “turbios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

turbio is recorded at frequency rank #22,222, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪uɾβ̞jo]. turbios is at rank #36,342, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪uɾβ̞jos].

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 58564, this pair ranks #66,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of turbio vs turbios

Shared letters: biortu. Private to "turbio": -. Private to "turbios": s.

"turbio" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "turbios" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • turbiotrubio · tturbio · tubrio · turbbio · turboi · turibo · turrbio · turvio
  • turbiostrubios · tturbios · tubrios · turbbios · turbioss · turbiso · turbois · turibos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "turbio" and "turbios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪uɾβ̞jo] versus [ˈt̪uɾβ̞jos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "turbio" vs "turbios" - which ranks higher?
"turbio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,222 in our Spanish list, against #36,342 for "turbios". 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 "turbio" and "turbios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "turbio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "turbios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #66,006 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "turbio" and "turbios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "turbas vs turbios". 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 #66,006 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