autonomíasvsautonómicosWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: autonomías is a noun, autonómicos is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“autonomías” is a noun and “autonómicos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,745
“autonomías” frequency rank
#29,057
“autonómicos” frequency rank
53802
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature autonomías autonómicos
Definition Forma del plural de autonomía. Forma del plural de autonómico.

Where the eye mixes autonomías and autonómicos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. autonomías runs 10 letters (VVCVCVCVVC) against autonómicos's 11 (VVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
autonomías
11 ch
autonómicos

Visual trap between autonomías and autonómicos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: autonomías is [awt̪onoˈmias] while autonómicos is [awt̪oˈnomikos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

autonomías is recorded at frequency rank #24,745, classified as anoun, pronounced [awt̪onoˈmias]. autonómicos is at rank #29,057, tagged as anadj, pronounced [awt̪oˈnomikos].

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 53802, this pair ranks #86,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of autonomías vs autonómicos

Shared letters: amnostu. Private to "autonomías": í. Private to "autonómicos": ció.

"autonomías" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCVCVVC  ·  "autonómicos" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "autonomías" and "autonómicos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "autonomías" is a noun and "autonómicos" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "autonomías" or "autonómicos"?
"autonomías" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,745 in our Spanish list, against #29,057 for "autonómicos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "autonomías" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "autonómicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #86,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "autonomías" and "autonómicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "astronómicos vs autonómicos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #86,136 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