automáticavsautomáticosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#9,590
“automática” frequency rank
#18,752
“automáticos” frequency rank
28342
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature automática automáticos
Definition Forma del femenino de automático. Forma del plural de automático.

Where the eye mixes automática and automáticos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. automática runs 10 letters (VVCVCVCVCV) against automáticos's 11 (VVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
automática
11 ch
automáticos

Look-alike desk: automática vs automáticos

A purely visual mix-up. automática ([awt̪oˈmat̪ika]) and automáticos ([awt̪oˈmat̪ikos]) 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 28342, 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]. automáticos is at rank #18,752, tagged as anadj, pronounced [awt̪oˈmat̪ikos].

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 28342, this pair ranks #222,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of automática vs automáticos

Shared letters: acimotuá. Private to "automática": -. Private to "automáticos": s.

"automática" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCV  ·  "automáticos" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "automática" and "automáticos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([awt̪oˈmat̪ika] versus [awt̪oˈmat̪ikos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "automática" or "automáticos"?
"automática" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,590 in our Spanish list, against #18,752 for "automáticos". 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 "automática" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "automáticos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #222,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "automática" and "automáticos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "autómata vs automática". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #222,501 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