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Which to use

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

#26,355
“cinematográficas” frequency rank
#17,071
“cinematográfico” frequency rank
43426
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cinematográficas cinematográfico
Definition Forma del femenino plural de cinematográfico. Que pertenece o concierne a la cinematografía o al cine en general.

Where the eye mixes cinematográficas and cinematográfico

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. cinematográficas runs 16 letters (CVCVCVCVCCVCVCVC) against cinematográfico's 15 (CVCVCVCVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

16 ch
cinematográficas
15 ch
cinematográfico

Visual trap between cinematográficas and cinematográfico

A purely visual mix-up. cinematográficas ([sinemat̪oˈɣ̞ɾafikas]) and cinematográfico ([sinemat̪oˈɣ̞ɾafiko]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43426, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cinematográficas is recorded at frequency rank #26,355, classified as anadj, pronounced [sinemat̪oˈɣ̞ɾafikas]. cinematográfico is at rank #17,071, tagged as anadj, pronounced [sinemat̪oˈɣ̞ɾafiko].

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 43426, this pair ranks #142,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cinematográficas vs cinematográfico

Shared letters: acefgimnortá. Private to "cinematográficas": s. Private to "cinematográfico": -.

"cinematográficas" · 16 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCVCVCVC  ·  "cinematográfico" · 15 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cinematográficas" and "cinematográfico" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([sinemat̪oˈɣ̞ɾafikas] versus [sinemat̪oˈɣ̞ɾafiko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cinematográficas" or "cinematográfico" show up more?
"cinematográfico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,071 in our Spanish list, against #26,355 for "cinematográficas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "cinematográficas" and "cinematográfico" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cinematográficas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cinematográfico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #142,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cinematográficas" and "cinematográfico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cinematográficas vs cinematográficos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #142,719 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