Which to use
“estadística” is a noun and “estadísticas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,599
- “estadística” frequency rank
- #3,050
- “estadísticas” frequency rank
- 7649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | estadística | estadísticas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rama de las matemáticas que estudia la variabilidad, así como el proceso aleatorio que la genera siguiendo leyes de probabilidad. La estadística aplicada a las ciencias fácticas estudia la variabilidad por medio de la recopilación, análisis, interpretación y presentación de datos numéricos. | Forma del femenino plural de estadístico. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set estadística and estadísticas apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
estadística and estadísticas form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “estadística” sits inside “estadísticas” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
estadística is recorded at frequency rank #4,599, classified as anoun, pronounced [est̪aˈð̞ist̪ika]. estadísticas is at rank #3,050, tagged as anadj, pronounced [est̪aˈð̞ist̪ikas].
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 7649, this pair ranks #307,354 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering estadística vs estadísticas
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- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “estadística”; for an adjective, it's “estadísticas”.
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