Which to use
“cultas” and “cultos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,331
- “cultas” frequency rank
- #16,548
- “cultos” frequency rank
- 64879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cultas | cultos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de culto. | Forma del plural de culto. |
Where the eye mixes cultas and cultos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cultas and cultos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: cultas vs cultos
A purely visual mix-up. cultas ([ˈkul̪t̪as]) and cultos ([ˈkul̪t̪os]) 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 “cultas” becomes o in “cultos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64879, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cultas is recorded at frequency rank #48,331, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkul̪t̪as]. cultos is at rank #16,548, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkul̪t̪os].
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 64879, this pair ranks #44,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cultas vs cultos
Shared letters: clstu. Private to "cultas": a. Private to "cultos": o.
"cultas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cultos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cultas" and "cultos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cultas" or "cultos" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cultas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cultos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cultas" and "cultos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cult vs cultas". 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 #44,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.