vinculanvsvínculosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: vinculan is a verb, vínculos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vinculan” is a verb and “vínculos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,818
“vinculan” frequency rank
#6,848
“vínculos” frequency rank
34666
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vinculan vínculos
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vincular. Forma del plural de vínculo.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vinculan and vínculos apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
vinculan
8 ch
vínculos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vinculan is [bĩŋˈkulãn] while vínculos is [ˈbĩŋkulos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vinculan is recorded at frequency rank #27,818, classified as averb, pronounced [bĩŋˈkulãn]. vínculos is at rank #6,848, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbĩŋkulos].

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 34666, this pair ranks #190,236 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vinculan vs vínculos

Shared letters: clnuv. Private to "vinculan": ai. Private to "vínculos": osí.

"vinculan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "vínculos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vinculanbinculan · ivnculan · vicnulan · vincculan · vincluan · vincualn · vinculann · vincullan

Frequency comparison

vinculan#27,818
vínculos#6,848

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vinculan" and "vínculos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vinculan" is a verb and "vínculos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vinculan" or "vínculos"?
"vínculos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,848 in our Spanish list, against #27,818 for "vinculan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vinculan vs vínculos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “vinculan”; for a noun, it's “vínculos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vinculan” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list