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

#4,166
“gratuita” frequency rank
#11,787
“gratuitos” frequency rank
15953
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gratuita gratuitos
Definition Forma del femenino de gratuito. Forma del plural de gratuito.

Where the eye mixes gratuita and gratuitos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gratuita runs 8 letters (CCVCVVCV) against gratuitos's 9 (CCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
gratuita
9 ch
gratuitos

Look-alike desk: gratuita vs gratuitos

A purely visual mix-up. gratuita ([gɾaˈt̪wit̪a]) and gratuitos ([gɾaˈt̪wit̪os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15953, 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]. gratuitos is at rank #11,787, tagged as anadj, pronounced [gɾaˈt̪wit̪os].

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 15953, this pair ranks #278,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gratuita vs gratuitos

Shared letters: agirtu. Private to "gratuita": -. Private to "gratuitos": os.

"gratuita" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV  ·  "gratuitos" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gratuita ← gartuita · ggratuita · gratiuta · grattuita · gratuiat · gratuitta · gratutia · grautita
  • gratuitos ← gartuitos · ggratuitos · gratiutos · grattuitos · gratuiots · gratuitoss · gratuitso · gratuittos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gratuita" and "gratuitos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([gɾaˈt̪wit̪a] versus [gɾaˈt̪wit̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gratuita" vs "gratuitos" - which ranks higher?
"gratuita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,166 in our Spanish list, against #11,787 for "gratuitos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "gratuita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gratuitos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #278,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gratuita" and "gratuitos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "granitos vs gratuitos". 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 #278,093 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