Which to use
“comisarías” and “comisarios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,567
- “comisarías” frequency rank
- #25,948
- “comisarios” frequency rank
- 58515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comisarías | comisarios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de comisaría. | Forma del plural de comisario. |
Where the eye mixes comisarías and comisarios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. comisarías and comisarios follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between comisarías and comisarios
A purely visual mix-up. comisarías ([komisaˈɾias]) and comisarios ([komiˈsaɾjos]) 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 58515, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comisarías is recorded at frequency rank #32,567, classified as anoun, pronounced [komisaˈɾias]. comisarios is at rank #25,948, tagged as anoun, pronounced [komiˈsaɾjos].
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 58515, this pair ranks #66,174 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of comisarías vs comisarios
Shared letters: acimors. Private to "comisarías": í. Private to "comisarios": -.
"comisarías" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "comisarios" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comisarios ← ccomisarios · cmoisarios · coimsarios · comiasrios · comisairos · comisarioss · comisariso · comisarois
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comisarías" for "comisarios" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comisarías" or "comisarios" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "comisarías" and "comisarios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comisarías" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comisarios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,174 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comisarías" and "comisarios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comisarios vs corsarios". 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 #66,174 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.