futurasvsfuturosTell them apart

Quick tell: futuras is a noun, futuros is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“futuras” is a noun and “futuros” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,413
“futuras” frequency rank
#5,207
“futuros” frequency rank
11620
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature futuras futuros
Definition Forma del plural de futura. Forma del masculino plural de futuro.

Where the eye mixes futuras and futuros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. futuras and futuros follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
futuras
7 ch
futuros

Look-alike desk: futuras vs futuros

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: futuras is [fuˈt̪uɾas] while futuros is [fuˈt̪uɾos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “futuras” becomes o in “futuros”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

futuras is recorded at frequency rank #6,413, classified as anoun, pronounced [fuˈt̪uɾas]. futuros is at rank #5,207, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fuˈt̪uɾos].

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 11620, this pair ranks #294,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of futuras vs futuros

Shared letters: frstu. Private to "futuras": a. Private to "futuros": o.

"futuras" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "futuros" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • futuras ← ffuturas · ftuuras · futruas · futturas · futuars · futurass · futurras · futursa
  • futuros ← ffuturos · ftuuros · futruos · futturos · futuors · futuross · futurros · futurso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "futuras" for "futuros" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "futuras" is a noun and "futuros" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "futuras" vs "futuros" - which ranks higher?
"futuros" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,207 in our Spanish list, against #6,413 for "futuras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "futuras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "futuros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #294,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "futuras" and "futuros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fisuras vs futuras". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #294,449 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