vidriovsvidriosWhat's the difference?

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

#4,669
“vidrio” frequency rank
#14,252
“vidrios” frequency rank
18921
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vidrio vidrios
Definition Sustancia sólida, transparente y frágil obtenida de la fusión se silicatos y potasa, que puede moldearse a altas temperaturas. Forma del plural de vidrio.

Where the eye mixes vidrio and vidrios

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vidrio runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against vidrios's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
vidrio
7 ch
vidrios

Visual trap between vidrio and vidrios

A purely visual mix-up. vidrio ([ˈbið̞ɾjo]) and vidrios ([ˈbið̞ɾjos]) 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) - “vidrio” sits inside “vidrios”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vidrio is recorded at frequency rank #4,669, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbið̞ɾjo]. vidrios is at rank #14,252, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbið̞ɾjos].

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 18921, this pair ranks #265,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vidrio vs vidrios

Shared letters: diorv. Private to "vidrio": -. Private to "vidrios": s.

"vidrio" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "vidrios" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vidrio ← bidrio · ivdrio · vdirio · viddrio · vidiro · vidroi · vidrrio · virdio
  • vidrios ← bidrios · ivdrios · vdirios · viddrios · vidiros · vidrioss · vidriso · vidrois

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vidrio" and "vidrios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbið̞ɾjo] versus [ˈbið̞ɾjos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vidrio" or "vidrios"?
"vidrio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,669 in our Spanish list, against #14,252 for "vidrios". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "vidrio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vidrios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #265,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vidrio" and "vidrios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vidrio vs viril". 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 #265,910 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