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

#31,655
“austriaco” frequency rank
#39,072
“austriacos” frequency rank
70727
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature austriaco austriacos
Definition Variante de austríaco Forma del plural masculino de austriaco.

Where the eye mixes austriaco and austriacos

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

9 ch
austriaco
10 ch
austriacos

Why the eye confuses austriaco with austriacos

A purely visual mix-up. austriaco ([awsˈt̪ɾjako]) and austriacos ([awsˈt̪ɾjakos]) 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) - “austriaco” sits inside “austriacos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

austriaco is recorded at frequency rank #31,655, classified as anadj, pronounced [awsˈt̪ɾjako]. austriacos is at rank #39,072, tagged as anadj, pronounced [awsˈt̪ɾjakos].

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 70727, this pair ranks #29,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of austriaco vs austriacos

Shared letters: aciorstu. Private to "austriaco": -. Private to "austriacos": -.

"austriaco" · 9 letters · shape VVCCCVVCV  ·  "austriacos" · 10 letters · shape VVCCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • austriaco ← asutriaco · ausrtiaco · ausstriaco · austiraco · austraico · austriacco · austriaoc · austricao
  • austriacos ← asutriacos · ausrtiacos · ausstriacos · austiracos · austraicos · austriaccos · austriacoss · austriacso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "austriaco" and "austriacos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([awsˈt̪ɾjako] versus [awsˈt̪ɾjakos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "austriaco" vs "austriacos" - which ranks higher?
"austriaco" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,655 in our Spanish list, against #39,072 for "austriacos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "austriaco" and "austriacos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "austriaco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "austriacos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #29,069 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "austriaco" and "austriacos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "austriaca vs austriacos". 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 #29,069 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