conmemorativasvsconmemorativoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#43,475
“conmemorativas” frequency rank
#21,943
“conmemorativo” frequency rank
65418
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conmemorativas conmemorativo
Definition Forma del femenino plural de conmemorativo. Que recuerda a una persona o acontecimiento, o hace conmemoración de él.

Where the eye mixes conmemorativas and conmemorativo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. conmemorativas runs 14 letters (CVCCVCVCVCVCVC) against conmemorativo's 13 (CVCCVCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

14 ch
conmemorativas
13 ch
conmemorativo

Visual trap between conmemorativas and conmemorativo

A purely visual mix-up. conmemorativas ([kõmmemoɾaˈt̪iβ̞as]) and conmemorativo ([kõmmemoɾaˈt̪iβ̞o]) 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 65418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conmemorativas is recorded at frequency rank #43,475, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõmmemoɾaˈt̪iβ̞as]. conmemorativo is at rank #21,943, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõmmemoɾaˈt̪iβ̞o].

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 65418, this pair ranks #42,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of conmemorativas vs conmemorativo

Shared letters: aceimnortv. Private to "conmemorativas": s. Private to "conmemorativo": -.

"conmemorativas" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCVC  ·  "conmemorativo" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conmemorativas ← cconmemorativas · cnomemorativas · comnemorativas · conemmorativas · conmemmorativas · conmemoartivas · conmemoraitvas · conmemoratiavs
  • conmemorativo ← cconmemorativo · cnomemorativo · comnemorativo · conemmorativo · conmemmorativo · conmemoartivo · conmemoraitvo · conmemoratibo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "conmemorativas" for "conmemorativo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmmemoɾaˈt̪iβ̞as] versus [kõmmemoɾaˈt̪iβ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "conmemorativas" or "conmemorativo" show up more?
"conmemorativo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,943 in our Spanish list, against #43,475 for "conmemorativas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "conmemorativas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conmemorativo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #42,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conmemorativas" and "conmemorativo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conmemorativas vs conmemorativos". 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 #42,690 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