Which to use
“autoritarias” is a noun and “autoritario” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,752
- “autoritarias” frequency rank
- #12,978
- “autoritario” frequency rank
- 54730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autoritarias | autoritario |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de autoritaria. | Que favorece o es partidario de la obediencia completa y sin cuestionamientos a la autoridad en oposición a la libertad del individuo. |
Where the eye mixes autoritarias and autoritario
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. autoritarias runs 12 letters (VVCVCVCVCVVC) against autoritario's 11 (VVCVCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses autoritarias with autoritario
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: autoritarias is [awt̪oɾiˈt̪aɾjas] while autoritario is [awt̪oɾiˈt̪aɾjo]. 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 54730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
autoritarias is recorded at frequency rank #41,752, classified as anoun, pronounced [awt̪oɾiˈt̪aɾjas]. autoritario is at rank #12,978, tagged as anadj, pronounced [awt̪oɾiˈt̪aɾjo].
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 54730, this pair ranks #82,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of autoritarias vs autoritario
Shared letters: aiortu. Private to "autoritarias": s. Private to "autoritario": -.
"autoritarias" · 12 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVVC · "autoritario" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- autoritarias ← atuoritarias · auotritarias · autoirtarias · autoriatrias · autoritairas · autoritarais · autoritariass · autoritarisa
- autoritario ← atuoritario · auotritario · autoirtario · autoriatrio · autoritairo · autoritaroi · autoritarrio · autoritraio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "autoritarias" for "autoritario" ever safe?
Which is more common, "autoritarias" or "autoritario"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "autoritarias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autoritario" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "autoritarias" and "autoritario" 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 #82,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.