Which to use
“clínicas” and “clínicos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,114
- “clínicas” frequency rank
- #16,535
- “clínicos” frequency rank
- 26649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clínicas | clínicos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de clínico. | Forma del plural de clínico. |
Where the eye mixes clínicas and clínicos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. clínicas and clínicos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses clínicas with clínicos
A purely visual mix-up. clínicas ([ˈklinikas]) and clínicos ([ˈklinikos]) 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 a single letter - a in “clínicas” becomes o in “clínicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clínicas is recorded at frequency rank #10,114, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈklinikas]. clínicos is at rank #16,535, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈklinikos].
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 26649, this pair ranks #230,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clínicas vs clínicos
Shared letters: cilnsí. Private to "clínicas": a. Private to "clínicos": o.
"clínicas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "clínicos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clínicas" and "clínicos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "clínicas" or "clínicos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "clínicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clínicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clínicas" and "clínicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clinical vs clínicos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #230,619 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.