Which to use
“veneno” and “venenos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,375
- “veneno” frequency rank
- #31,152
- “venenos” frequency rank
- 38527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veneno | venenos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sustancia que, introducida en el organismo, altera o incluso destruye las funciones vitales. | Forma del plural de veneno. |
Where the eye mixes veneno and venenos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. veneno runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against venenos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: veneno vs venenos
A purely visual mix-up. veneno ([beˈneno]) and venenos ([beˈnenos]) 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) - “veneno” sits inside “venenos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veneno is recorded at frequency rank #7,375, classified as anoun, pronounced [beˈneno]. venenos is at rank #31,152, tagged as anoun, pronounced [beˈnenos].
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 38527, this pair ranks #169,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of veneno vs venenos
Shared letters: enov. Private to "veneno": -. Private to "venenos": s.
"veneno" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "venenos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "veneno" for "venenos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "veneno" vs "venenos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "veneno" and "venenos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "veneno" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "venenos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veneno" and "venenos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "venenos vs venenosos". 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 #169,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.