Which to use
“gratuita” and “gratuitas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,166
- “gratuita” frequency rank
- #14,149
- “gratuitas” frequency rank
- 18315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gratuita | gratuitas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de gratuito. | Forma del femenino plural de gratuito. |
Where the eye mixes gratuita and gratuitas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gratuita and gratuitas
A purely visual mix-up. gratuita ([gɾaˈt̪wit̪a]) and gratuitas ([gɾaˈt̪wit̪as]) 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) - “gratuita” sits inside “gratuitas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gratuita is recorded at frequency rank #4,166, classified as anadj, pronounced [gɾaˈt̪wit̪a]. gratuitas is at rank #14,149, tagged as anadj, pronounced [gɾaˈt̪wit̪as].
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 18315, this pair ranks #268,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gratuita vs gratuitas
Shared letters: agirtu. Private to "gratuita": -. Private to "gratuitas": s.
"gratuita" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV · "gratuitas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gratuita" for "gratuitas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gratuita" or "gratuitas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gratuita" and "gratuitas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gratuita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gratuitas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gratuita" and "gratuitas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gratuidad vs gratuitas". 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 #268,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.