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

#36,911
“aleatorias” frequency rank
#19,910
“aleatorio” frequency rank
56821
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aleatorias aleatorio
Definition Forma del femenino plural de aleatorio. Al azar, que no sigue un patrón, secuencia u orden determinado.

Where the eye mixes aleatorias and aleatorio

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

10 ch
aleatorias
9 ch
aleatorio

Look-alike desk: aleatorias vs aleatorio

A purely visual mix-up. aleatorias ([aleaˈt̪oɾjas]) and aleatorio ([aleaˈt̪oɾjo]) 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 56821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aleatorias is recorded at frequency rank #36,911, classified as anadj, pronounced [aleaˈt̪oɾjas]. aleatorio is at rank #19,910, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aleaˈt̪oɾjo].

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 56821, this pair ranks #72,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aleatorias vs aleatorio

Shared letters: aeilort. Private to "aleatorias": s. Private to "aleatorio": -.

"aleatorias" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVCVVC  ·  "aleatorio" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aleatoriasaelatorias · alaetorias · aleaotrias · aleatoiras · aleatorais · aleatoriass · aleatorisa · aleatorrias
  • aleatorioaelatorio · alaetorio · aleaotrio · aleatoiro · aleatoroi · aleatorrio · aleatroio · aleattorio

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aleatorias" for "aleatorio" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aleaˈt̪oɾjas] versus [aleaˈt̪oɾjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aleatorias" vs "aleatorio" - which ranks higher?
"aleatorio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,910 in our Spanish list, against #36,911 for "aleatorias". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "aleatorias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aleatorio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,978 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aleatorias" and "aleatorio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aleatorias vs aleatorios". 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 #72,978 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