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

#26,012
“drástica” frequency rank
#29,614
“drástico” frequency rank
55626
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature drástica drástico
Definition Forma del femenino de drástico. De características radicales, violentas, repentinas o sin precedentes.

Where the eye mixes drástica and drástico

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
drástica
8 ch
drástico

Look-alike desk: drástica vs drástico

A purely visual mix-up. drástica ([ˈd̪ɾast̪ika]) and drástico ([ˈd̪ɾast̪iko]) 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 “drástica” becomes o in “drástico”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

drástica is recorded at frequency rank #26,012, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪ɾast̪ika]. drástico is at rank #29,614, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪ɾast̪iko].

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 55626, this pair ranks #78,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of drástica vs drástico

Shared letters: cdirstá. Private to "drástica": a. Private to "drástico": o.

"drástica" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV  ·  "drástico" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "drástica" and "drástico" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪ɾast̪ika] versus [ˈd̪ɾast̪iko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "drástica" vs "drástico" - which ranks higher?
"drástica" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,012 in our Spanish list, against #29,614 for "drástico". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "drástica" and "drástico" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "drástica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "drástico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #78,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "drástica" and "drástico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drástico vs drásticos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #78,049 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