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

#39,719
“emblemáticas” frequency rank
#25,616
“emblemáticos” frequency rank
65335
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emblemáticas emblemáticos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de emblemático. Forma del plural de emblemático.

Where the eye mixes emblemáticas and emblemáticos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

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emblemáticas
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emblemáticos

Visual trap between emblemáticas and emblemáticos

A purely visual mix-up. emblemáticas ([ẽmbleˈmat̪ikas]) and emblemáticos ([ẽmbleˈmat̪ikos]) 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 “emblemáticas” becomes o in “emblemáticos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

emblemáticas is recorded at frequency rank #39,719, classified as anadj, pronounced [ẽmbleˈmat̪ikas]. emblemáticos is at rank #25,616, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ẽmbleˈmat̪ikos].

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 65335, this pair ranks #42,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of emblemáticas vs emblemáticos

Shared letters: bceilmstá. Private to "emblemáticas": a. Private to "emblemáticos": o.

"emblemáticas" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVCVC  ·  "emblemáticos" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "emblemáticas" and "emblemáticos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ẽmbleˈmat̪ikas] versus [ẽmbleˈmat̪ikos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "emblemáticas" or "emblemáticos" show up more?
"emblemáticos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,616 in our Spanish list, against #39,719 for "emblemáticas". 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 "emblemáticas" and "emblemáticos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "emblemáticas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "emblemáticos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #42,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emblemáticas" and "emblemáticos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emblemática vs emblemáticas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #42,959 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