Which to use
“caricatura” and “caricaturas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,105
- “caricatura” frequency rank
- #17,894
- “caricaturas” frequency rank
- 29999
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caricatura | caricaturas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Representación dibujada de alguien o algo en que se exageran los rasgos característicos, con la intención de producir un efecto satírico. | Forma del plural de caricatura. |
Where the eye mixes caricatura and caricaturas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. caricatura runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVCV) against caricaturas's 11 (CVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between caricatura and caricaturas
A purely visual mix-up. caricatura ([kaɾikaˈt̪uɾa]) and caricaturas ([kaɾikaˈt̪uɾas]) 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) - “caricatura” sits inside “caricaturas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caricatura is recorded at frequency rank #12,105, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaɾikaˈt̪uɾa]. caricaturas is at rank #17,894, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kaɾikaˈt̪uɾas].
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 29999, this pair ranks #214,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caricatura vs caricaturas
Shared letters: acirtu. Private to "caricatura": -. Private to "caricaturas": s.
"caricatura" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "caricaturas" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- caricatura ← acricatura · caircatura · carciatura · cariactura · caricatrua · caricattura · caricatuar · caricaturra
- caricaturas ← acricaturas · caircaturas · carciaturas · cariacturas · caricatruas · caricatturas · caricatuars · caricaturass
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caricatura" for "caricaturas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "caricatura" or "caricaturas"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "caricatura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caricaturas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caricatura" and "caricaturas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caricaturas vs criaturas". 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 #214,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.