Which to use
“automática” and “automático” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,590
- “automática” frequency rank
- #7,823
- “automático” frequency rank
- 17413
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | automática | automático |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de automático. | Dicho de un aparato: que realiza operaciones o funciones sin la intervención humana. |
Where the eye mixes automática and automático
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. automática and automático follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between automática and automático
A purely visual mix-up. automática ([awt̪oˈmat̪ika]) and automático ([awt̪oˈmat̪iko]) 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 a single letter - a in “automática” becomes o in “automático”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
automática is recorded at frequency rank #9,590, classified as anadj, pronounced [awt̪oˈmat̪ika]. automático is at rank #7,823, tagged as anadj, pronounced [awt̪oˈmat̪iko].
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 17413, this pair ranks #272,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of automática vs automático
Shared letters: acimotuá. Private to "automática": -. Private to "automático": -.
"automática" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCV · "automático" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "automática" and "automático" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "automática" vs "automático" - which ranks higher?
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 "automática" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "automático" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "automática" and "automático" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "autómata vs automática". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #272,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.