drásticasvsdrásticoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#36,539
“drásticas” frequency rank
#29,614
“drástico” frequency rank
66153
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes drásticas and drástico

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

9 ch
drásticas
8 ch
drástico

Visual trap between drásticas and drástico

A purely visual mix-up. drásticas ([ˈd̪ɾast̪ikas]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

drásticas is recorded at frequency rank #36,539, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪ɾast̪ikas]. 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 66153, this pair ranks #40,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of drásticas vs drástico

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

"drásticas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC  ·  "drástico" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "drásticas" for "drástico" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪ɾast̪ikas] versus [ˈd̪ɾast̪iko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "drásticas" or "drástico"?
"drástico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,614 in our Spanish list, against #36,539 for "drásticas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "drásticas" 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 #40,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "drásticas" and "drástico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drásticas vs drásticos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #40,620 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