Which to use
“virgo” and “viril” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,600
- “virgo” frequency rank
- #41,134
- “viril” frequency rank
- 60734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | virgo | viril |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no ha tenido relaciones sexuales | Propio de o relativo a los varones |
Where the eye mixes virgo and viril
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. virgo (CVCCV) and viril (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between virgo and viril
A purely visual mix-up. virgo ([ˈbiɾɣ̞o]) and viril ([biˈɾil]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
virgo is recorded at frequency rank #19,600, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbiɾɣ̞o]. viril is at rank #41,134, tagged as anadj, pronounced [biˈɾil].
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 60734, this pair ranks #57,906 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of virgo vs viril
Shared letters: irv. Private to "virgo": go. Private to "viril": l.
"virgo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "viril" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "virgo" for "viril" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "virgo" or "viril" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "virgo" and "viril" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "virgo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viril" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,906 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "virgo" and "viril" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vira 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 #57,906 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.