Which to use
“autopsia” and “autopsias” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,352
- “autopsia” frequency rank
- #49,446
- “autopsias” frequency rank
- 66798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autopsia | autopsias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apertura y disección de un cadáver para conocer las causas de su muerte. | Forma del plural de autopsia. |
Where the eye mixes autopsia and autopsias
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. autopsia runs 8 letters (VVCVCCVV) against autopsias's 9 (VVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between autopsia and autopsias
A purely visual mix-up. autopsia ([awˈt̪opsja]) and autopsias ([awˈt̪opsjas]) 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) - “autopsia” sits inside “autopsias”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
autopsia is recorded at frequency rank #17,352, classified as anoun, pronounced [awˈt̪opsja]. autopsias is at rank #49,446, tagged as anoun, pronounced [awˈt̪opsjas].
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 66798, this pair ranks #38,851 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of autopsia vs autopsias
Shared letters: aiopstu. Private to "autopsia": -. Private to "autopsias": -.
"autopsia" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVV · "autopsias" · 9 letters · shape VVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "autopsia" and "autopsias" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "autopsia" or "autopsias" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "autopsia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autopsias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,851 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "autopsia" and "autopsias" 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 #38,851 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.