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

#30,295
“venenosa” frequency rank
#45,666
“venenosos” frequency rank
75961
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature venenosa venenosos
Definition Forma del femenino de venenoso. Forma del plural masculino de venenoso.

Where the eye mixes venenosa and venenosos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
venenosa
9 ch
venenosos

Look-alike desk: venenosa vs venenosos

A purely visual mix-up. venenosa ([beneˈnosa]) and venenosos ([beneˈnosos]) 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 75961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

venenosa is recorded at frequency rank #30,295, classified as anadj, pronounced [beneˈnosa]. venenosos is at rank #45,666, tagged as anadj, pronounced [beneˈnosos].

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 75961, this pair ranks #18,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of venenosa vs venenosos

Shared letters: enosv. Private to "venenosa": a. Private to "venenosos": -.

"venenosa" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "venenosos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • venenosabenenosa · evnenosa · veennosa · venennosa · venenoas · venenossa · venensoa · veneonsa
  • venenososbenenosos · evnenosos · veennosos · venennosos · venenooss · venenososs · venenossos · venensoos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "venenosa" for "venenosos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([beneˈnosa] versus [beneˈnosos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "venenosa" or "venenosos" show up more?
"venenosa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,295 in our Spanish list, against #45,666 for "venenosos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "venenosa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "venenosos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #18,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "venenosa" and "venenosos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "venenosas 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 #18,584 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