Which to use
“hidráulicas” and “hidráulicos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,938
- “hidráulicas” frequency rank
- #29,680
- “hidráulicos” frequency rank
- 60618
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hidráulicas | hidráulicos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de hidráulico. | Forma del plural de hidráulico. |
Where the eye mixes hidráulicas and hidráulicos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. hidráulicas and hidráulicos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between hidráulicas and hidráulicos
A purely visual mix-up. hidráulicas ([iˈð̞ɾawlikas]) and hidráulicos ([iˈð̞ɾawlikos]) 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 “hidráulicas” becomes o in “hidráulicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60618, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hidráulicas is recorded at frequency rank #30,938, classified as anadj, pronounced [iˈð̞ɾawlikas]. hidráulicos is at rank #29,680, tagged as anadj, pronounced [iˈð̞ɾawlikos].
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 60618, this pair ranks #58,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hidráulicas vs hidráulicos
Shared letters: cdhilrsuá. Private to "hidráulicas": a. Private to "hidráulicos": o.
"hidráulicas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVC · "hidráulicos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hidráulicas" and "hidráulicos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hidráulicas" or "hidráulicos" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hidráulicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hidráulicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hidráulicas" and "hidráulicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hidráulicas vs hidráulico". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #58,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.