Which to use
“autopista” and “autopistas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,372
- “autopista” frequency rank
- #14,293
- “autopistas” frequency rank
- 19665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autopista | autopistas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Carretera de uso público con calzadas independientes y más de un carril en cada sentido. | Forma del plural de autopista. |
Where the eye mixes autopista and autopistas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. autopista runs 9 letters (VVCVCVCCV) against autopistas's 10 (VVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: autopista vs autopistas
A purely visual mix-up. autopista ([awt̪oˈpist̪a]) and autopistas ([awt̪oˈpist̪as]) 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) - “autopista” sits inside “autopistas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
autopista is recorded at frequency rank #5,372, classified as anoun, pronounced [awt̪oˈpist̪a]. autopistas is at rank #14,293, tagged as anoun, pronounced [awt̪oˈpist̪as].
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 19665, this pair ranks #262,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of autopista vs autopistas
Shared letters: aiopstu. Private to "autopista": -. Private to "autopistas": -.
"autopista" · 9 letters · shape VVCVCVCCV · "autopistas" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- autopista ← atuopista · auotpista · autoipsta · autopisat · autopissta · autopistta · autopitsa · autoppista
- autopistas ← atuopistas · auotpistas · autoipstas · autopisats · autopisstas · autopistass · autopistsa · autopisttas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "autopista" for "autopistas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "autopista" or "autopistas" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "autopista" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autopistas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "autopista" and "autopistas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "autopistas vs autopsias". 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 #262,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.