estáticasvsestáticosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#49,001
“estáticas” frequency rank
#49,002
“estáticos” frequency rank
98003
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature estáticas estáticos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de estático. Forma del plural de estático.

Where the eye mixes estáticas and estáticos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. estáticas and estáticos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
estáticas
9 ch
estáticos

Visual trap between estáticas and estáticos

A purely visual mix-up. estáticas ([esˈt̪at̪ikas]) and estáticos ([esˈt̪at̪ikos]) 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 “estáticas” becomes o in “estáticos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 98003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

estáticas is recorded at frequency rank #49,001, classified as anadj, pronounced [esˈt̪at̪ikas]. estáticos is at rank #49,002, tagged as anadj, pronounced [esˈt̪at̪ikos].

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 98003, this pair ranks #108 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of estáticas vs estáticos

Shared letters: ceistá. Private to "estáticas": a. Private to "estáticos": o.

"estáticas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "estáticos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "estáticas" and "estáticos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([esˈt̪at̪ikas] versus [esˈt̪at̪ikos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "estáticas" or "estáticos" show up more?
"estáticas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #49,001 in our Spanish list, against #49,002 for "estáticos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "estáticas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "estáticos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #108 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "estáticas" and "estáticos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estacas vs estáticas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #108 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