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“biográfico” and “biográficos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,671
“biográfico” frequency rank
#34,910
“biográficos” frequency rank
66581
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature biográfico biográficos
Definition Que pertenece o concierne a la biografía. Forma del masculino plural de biográfico.

Where the eye mixes biográfico and biográficos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. biográfico runs 10 letters (CVVCCVCVCV) against biográficos's 11 (CVVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
biográfico
11 ch
biográficos

Why the eye confuses biográfico with biográficos

A purely visual mix-up. biográfico ([bjoˈɣ̞ɾafiko]) and biográficos ([bjoˈɣ̞ɾafikos]) 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) - “biográfico” sits inside “biográficos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

biográfico is recorded at frequency rank #31,671, classified as anadj, pronounced [bjoˈɣ̞ɾafiko]. biográficos is at rank #34,910, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bjoˈɣ̞ɾafikos].

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 66581, this pair ranks #39,498 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of biográfico vs biográficos

Shared letters: bcfgiorá. Private to "biográfico": -. Private to "biográficos": s.

"biográfico" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCV  ·  "biográficos" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "biográfico" and "biográficos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bjoˈɣ̞ɾafiko] versus [bjoˈɣ̞ɾafikos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "biográfico" or "biográficos" show up more?
"biográfico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,671 in our Spanish list, against #34,910 for "biográficos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "biográfico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "biográficos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #39,498 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "biográfico" and "biográficos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "biográficos vs biógrafos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #39,498 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list