atómicovsatómicosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#26,713
“atómico” frequency rank
#48,229
“atómicos” frequency rank
74942
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature atómico atómicos
Definition Que esta relacionado con el átomo. Forma del plural de atómico.

Where the eye mixes atómico and atómicos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
atómico
8 ch
atómicos

Look-alike desk: atómico vs atómicos

A purely visual mix-up. atómico ([aˈt̪omiko]) and atómicos ([aˈt̪omikos]) 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) - “atómico” sits inside “atómicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

atómico is recorded at frequency rank #26,713, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈt̪omiko]. atómicos is at rank #48,229, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈt̪omikos].

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 74942, this pair ranks #20,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of atómico vs atómicos

Shared letters: acimotó. Private to "atómico": -. Private to "atómicos": s.

"atómico" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "atómicos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "atómico" and "atómicos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈt̪omiko] versus [aˈt̪omikos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "atómico" vs "atómicos" - which ranks higher?
"atómico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,713 in our Spanish list, against #48,229 for "atómicos". 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 "atómico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "atómicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #20,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "atómico" and "atómicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atómicas vs atómicos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #20,461 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