Which to use
“viril” is an adjective and “virus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,134
- “viril” frequency rank
- #2,961
- “virus” frequency rank
- 44095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viril | virus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Propio de o relativo a los varones | Agente infeccioso compuesto de ácido nucleico rodeado por proteínas, y que sólo se reproduce dentro de sus célula hospedadoras, usando los orgánulos de éstas. |
Where the eye mixes viril and virus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between viril and virus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: viril is [biˈɾil] while virus is [ˈbiɾus]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viril is recorded at frequency rank #41,134, classified as anadj, pronounced [biˈɾil]. virus is at rank #2,961, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbiɾus].
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 44095, this pair ranks #138,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of viril vs virus
Shared letters: irv. Private to "viril": l. Private to "virus": su.
"viril" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "virus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "viril" for "virus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "viril" vs "virus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "viril" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "virus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viril" and "virus" 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 #138,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.