Which to use
“autoridad” and “autoridades” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,537
- “autoridad” frequency rank
- #1,161
- “autoridades” frequency rank
- 2698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autoridad | autoridades |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Carácter o representación de una persona por su empleo, mérito o nacimiento. | Forma del plural de autoridad. |
Where the eye mixes autoridad and autoridades
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. autoridad runs 9 letters (VVCVCVCVC) against autoridades's 11 (VVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: autoridad vs autoridades
A purely visual mix-up. autoridad ([awt̪oɾiˈð̞að̞]) and autoridades ([awt̪oɾiˈð̞að̞es]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “autoridad” sits inside “autoridades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
autoridad is recorded at frequency rank #1,537, classified as anoun, pronounced [awt̪oɾiˈð̞að̞]. autoridades is at rank #1,161, tagged as anoun, pronounced [awt̪oɾiˈð̞að̞es].
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 2698, this pair ranks #319,834 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of autoridad vs autoridades
Shared letters: adiortu. Private to "autoridad": -. Private to "autoridades": es.
"autoridad" · 9 letters · shape VVCVCVCVC · "autoridades" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- autoridad ← atuoridad · auotridad · autoirdad · autordiad · autoriadd · autoridadd · autoridda · autoriddad
- autoridades ← atuoridades · auotridades · autoirdades · autordiades · autoriaddes · autoridaddes · autoridadess · autoridadse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "autoridad" and "autoridades" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "autoridad" vs "autoridades" - which ranks higher?
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 "autoridad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autoridades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,834 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "autoridad" and "autoridades" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "autoridad vs autorizan". 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 #319,834 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.