Which to use
“virtud” and “virtudes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,671
- “virtud” frequency rank
- #8,896
- “virtudes” frequency rank
- 13567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | virtud | virtudes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cualidad positiva de un ser, persona o cosa, exponiendo mediante calificativos las ventajas de dicho ente. | Forma del plural de virtud. |
Where the eye mixes virtud and virtudes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between virtud and virtudes
A purely visual mix-up. virtud ([biɾˈt̪uð̞]) and virtudes ([biɾˈt̪uð̞es]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “virtud” sits inside “virtudes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
virtud is recorded at frequency rank #4,671, classified as anoun, pronounced [biɾˈt̪uð̞]. virtudes is at rank #8,896, tagged as anoun, pronounced [biɾˈt̪uð̞es].
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 13567, this pair ranks #287,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of virtud vs virtudes
Shared letters: dirtuv. Private to "virtud": -. Private to "virtudes": es.
"virtud" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "virtudes" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "virtud" and "virtudes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "virtud" or "virtudes" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "virtud" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "virtudes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "virtud" and "virtudes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "virtuales vs virtudes". 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 #287,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.