gratuitasvsgratuitosWhat's the difference?

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

#14,149
“gratuitas” frequency rank
#11,787
“gratuitos” frequency rank
25936
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes gratuitas and gratuitos

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

9 ch
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Look-alike desk: gratuitas vs gratuitos

A purely visual mix-up. gratuitas ([gɾaˈt̪wit̪as]) 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 a single letter - a in “gratuitas” becomes o in “gratuitos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gratuitas is recorded at frequency rank #14,149, classified as anadj, pronounced [gɾaˈt̪wit̪as]. 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 25936, this pair ranks #234,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gratuitas vs gratuitos

Shared letters: agirstu. Private to "gratuitas": -. Private to "gratuitos": o.

"gratuitas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC  ·  "gratuitos" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gratuitas ← gartuitas · ggratuitas · gratiutas · grattuitas · gratuiats · gratuitass · gratuitsa · gratuittas
  • gratuitos ← gartuitos · ggratuitos · gratiutos · grattuitos · gratuiots · gratuitoss · gratuitso · gratuittos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gratuitas" and "gratuitos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([gɾaˈt̪wit̪as] versus [gɾaˈt̪wit̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gratuitas" vs "gratuitos" - which ranks higher?
"gratuitos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,787 in our Spanish list, against #14,149 for "gratuitas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "gratuitas" 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 #234,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gratuitas" 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 #234,107 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