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

#9,821
“fantástica” frequency rank
#22,698
“fantásticas” frequency rank
32519
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fantástica fantásticas
Definition Forma del femenino singular de fantástico. Forma del femenino plural de fantástico.

Where the eye mixes fantástica and fantásticas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. fantástica runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against fantásticas's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
fantástica
11 ch
fantásticas

Visual trap between fantástica and fantásticas

A purely visual mix-up. fantástica ([fãn̪ˈt̪ast̪ika]) and fantásticas ([fãn̪ˈt̪ast̪ikas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “fantástica” sits inside “fantásticas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fantástica is recorded at frequency rank #9,821, classified as anadj, pronounced [fãn̪ˈt̪ast̪ika]. fantásticas is at rank #22,698, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fãn̪ˈt̪ast̪ikas].

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 32519, this pair ranks #201,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fantástica vs fantásticas

Shared letters: acfinstá. Private to "fantástica": -. Private to "fantásticas": -.

"fantástica" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV  ·  "fantásticas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "fantástica" and "fantásticas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fãn̪ˈt̪ast̪ika] versus [fãn̪ˈt̪ast̪ikas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "fantástica" or "fantásticas"?
"fantástica" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,821 in our Spanish list, against #22,698 for "fantásticas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fantástica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fantásticas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #201,556 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fantástica" and "fantásticas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fantásticas vs fantásticos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #201,556 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