Which to use
“clínicas” and “críticas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,114
- “clínicas” frequency rank
- #2,443
- “críticas” frequency rank
- 12557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clínicas | críticas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de clínico. | Forma del femenino plural de crítico. |
Where the eye mixes clínicas and críticas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. clínicas and críticas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: clínicas vs críticas
A purely visual mix-up. clínicas ([ˈklinikas]) and críticas ([ˈkɾit̪ikas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12557, 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]. críticas is at rank #2,443, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɾit̪ikas].
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 12557, this pair ranks #291,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clínicas vs críticas
Shared letters: acisí. Private to "clínicas": ln. Private to "críticas": rt.
"clínicas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "críticas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clínicas" and "críticas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "clínicas" or "críticas" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "clínicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "críticas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clínicas" and "críticas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clinical vs clínicas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #291,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.