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

#14,040
“virginidad” frequency rank
#45,077
“virilidad” frequency rank
59117
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature virginidad virilidad
Definition Estado de la persona que no ha tenido comercio carnal. Calidad de viril.

Where the eye mixes virginidad and virilidad

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. virginidad runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against virilidad's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
virginidad
9 ch
virilidad

Look-alike desk: virginidad vs virilidad

A purely visual mix-up. virginidad ([biɾxiniˈð̞að̞]) and virilidad ([biɾiliˈð̞að̞]) 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 59117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

virginidad is recorded at frequency rank #14,040, classified as anoun, pronounced [biɾxiniˈð̞að̞]. virilidad is at rank #45,077, tagged as anoun, pronounced [biɾiliˈð̞að̞].

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 59117, this pair ranks #63,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of virginidad vs virilidad

Shared letters: adirv. Private to "virginidad": gn. Private to "virilidad": l.

"virginidad" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "virilidad" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • virginidad ← birginidad · ivrginidad · vigrinidad · virgginidad · virgiindad · virgindiad · virginiadd · virginidadd
  • virilidad ← birilidad · ivrilidad · viirlidad · viriildad · virildiad · viriliadd · virilidadd · virilidda

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "virginidad" for "virilidad" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([biɾxiniˈð̞að̞] versus [biɾiliˈð̞að̞]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "virginidad" vs "virilidad" - which ranks higher?
"virginidad" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,040 in our Spanish list, against #45,077 for "virilidad". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "virginidad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "virilidad" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #63,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "virginidad" and "virilidad" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viabilidad vs virilidad". 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 #63,854 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