Which to use
“automáticas” and “automáticos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,277
- “automáticas” frequency rank
- #18,752
- “automáticos” frequency rank
- 41029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | automáticas | automáticos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de automático. | Forma del plural de automático. |
Where the eye mixes automáticas and automáticos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. automáticas and automáticos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: automáticas vs automáticos
A purely visual mix-up. automáticas ([awt̪oˈmat̪ikas]) 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 a single letter - a in “automáticas” becomes o in “automáticos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
automáticas is recorded at frequency rank #22,277, classified as anadj, pronounced [awt̪oˈmat̪ikas]. 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 41029, this pair ranks #155,879 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of automáticas vs automáticos
Shared letters: acimostuá. Private to "automáticas": -. Private to "automáticos": -.
"automáticas" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVC · "automáticos" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "automáticas" and "automáticos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "automáticas" or "automáticos"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "automáticas" and "automáticos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "automáticas" 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 #155,879 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "automáticas" and "automáticos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "autómatas vs automáticas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #155,879 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.