Which to use
“vado” and “vagos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,589
- “vado” frequency rank
- #12,274
- “vagos” frequency rank
- 52863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vado | vagos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sitio firme, parejo y de poca profundidad, por donde se puede cruzar un río. | Forma del plural de vago. |
Where the eye mixes vado and vagos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vado runs 4 letters (CVCV) against vagos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vado vs vagos
A purely visual mix-up. vado ([ˈbað̞o]) and vagos ([ˈbaɣ̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vado is recorded at frequency rank #40,589, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbað̞o]. vagos is at rank #12,274, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaɣ̞os].
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 52863, this pair ranks #90,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vado vs vagos
Shared letters: aov. Private to "vado": d. Private to "vagos": gs.
"vado" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vagos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vado" and "vagos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vado" vs "vagos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vagos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vado" and "vagos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vado vs ved". 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 #90,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.