Which to use
“autoritaria” is an adjective and “autoritarias” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,948
- “autoritaria” frequency rank
- #41,752
- “autoritarias” frequency rank
- 64700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autoritaria | autoritarias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de autoritario. | Forma del plural de autoritaria. |
Where the eye mixes autoritaria and autoritarias
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. autoritaria runs 11 letters (VVCVCVCVCVV) against autoritarias's 12 (VVCVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses autoritaria with autoritarias
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: autoritaria is [awt̪oɾiˈt̪aɾja] while autoritarias is [awt̪oɾiˈt̪aɾjas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “autoritaria” sits inside “autoritarias”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
autoritaria is recorded at frequency rank #22,948, classified as anadj, pronounced [awt̪oɾiˈt̪aɾja]. autoritarias is at rank #41,752, tagged as anoun, pronounced [awt̪oɾiˈt̪aɾjas].
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 64700, this pair ranks #44,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of autoritaria vs autoritarias
Shared letters: aiortu. Private to "autoritaria": -. Private to "autoritarias": s.
"autoritaria" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVV · "autoritarias" · 12 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- autoritaria ← atuoritaria · auotritaria · autoirtaria · autoriatria · autoritaira · autoritarai · autoritarria · autoritraia
- autoritarias ← atuoritarias · auotritarias · autoirtarias · autoriatrias · autoritairas · autoritarais · autoritariass · autoritarisa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "autoritaria" and "autoritarias" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "autoritaria" or "autoritarias" 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 "autoritaria" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autoritarias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "autoritaria" and "autoritarias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "autoritarias vs autoritarios". 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 #44,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.