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Which to use

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

#25,094
“vocablo” frequency rank
#40,072
“vocablos” frequency rank
65166
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vocablo vocablos
Definition Unidad mínima del lenguaje escrito o hablado que puede darse separadamente Forma del plural de vocablo.

Where the eye mixes vocablo and vocablos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vocablo runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against vocablos's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
vocablo
8 ch
vocablos

Look-alike desk: vocablo vs vocablos

A purely visual mix-up. vocablo ([boˈkaβ̞lo]) and vocablos ([boˈkaβ̞los]) 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) - “vocablo” sits inside “vocablos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vocablo is recorded at frequency rank #25,094, classified as anoun, pronounced [boˈkaβ̞lo]. vocablos is at rank #40,072, tagged as anoun, pronounced [boˈkaβ̞los].

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 65166, this pair ranks #43,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vocablo vs vocablos

Shared letters: abclov. Private to "vocablo": -. Private to "vocablos": s.

"vocablo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "vocablos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vocablo ← bocablo · ovcablo · vcoablo · voacblo · vocabblo · vocabllo · vocabol · vocalbo
  • vocablos ← bocablos · ovcablos · vcoablos · voacblos · vocabblos · vocabllos · vocabloss · vocablso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vocablo" and "vocablos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([boˈkaβ̞lo] versus [boˈkaβ̞los]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vocablo" or "vocablos"?
"vocablo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,094 in our Spanish list, against #40,072 for "vocablos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "vocablo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vocablos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #43,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vocablo" and "vocablos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vocablos vs vocales". 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 #43,456 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