Which to use
“vínculo” and “vínculos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,026
- “vínculo” frequency rank
- #6,848
- “vínculos” frequency rank
- 12874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vínculo | vínculos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conexión, unión o atadura de dos o más seres (personas, animales, cosas). | Forma del plural de vínculo. |
Where the eye mixes vínculo and vínculos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vínculo runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against vínculos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vínculo with vínculos
A purely visual mix-up. vínculo ([ˈbĩŋkulo]) and vínculos ([ˈbĩŋkulos]) 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) - “vínculo” sits inside “vínculos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12874, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vínculo is recorded at frequency rank #6,026, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbĩŋkulo]. 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 12874, this pair ranks #289,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vínculo vs vínculos
Shared letters: clnouví. Private to "vínculo": -. Private to "vínculos": s.
"vínculo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "vínculos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vínculo" for "vínculos" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vínculo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vínculos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vínculo" and "vínculos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vínculos vs vinilos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #289,946 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.