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

#26,471
“hidráulico” frequency rank
#29,680
“hidráulicos” frequency rank
56151
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hidráulico hidráulicos
Definition relativo con la hidráulica Forma del plural de hidráulico.

Where the eye mixes hidráulico and hidráulicos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. hidráulico runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCVCV) against hidráulicos's 11 (CVCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
hidráulico
11 ch
hidráulicos

Look-alike desk: hidráulico vs hidráulicos

A purely visual mix-up. hidráulico ([iˈð̞ɾawliko]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “hidráulico” sits inside “hidráulicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hidráulico is recorded at frequency rank #26,471, classified as anadj, pronounced [iˈð̞ɾawliko]. 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 56151, this pair ranks #75,825 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hidráulico vs hidráulicos

Shared letters: cdhiloruá. Private to "hidráulico": -. Private to "hidráulicos": s.

"hidráulico" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCV  ·  "hidráulicos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "hidráulico" and "hidráulicos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([iˈð̞ɾawliko] versus [iˈð̞ɾawlikos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "hidráulico" or "hidráulicos" show up more?
"hidráulico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,471 in our Spanish list, against #29,680 for "hidráulicos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "hidráulico" and "hidráulicos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hidráulico" 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 #75,825 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hidráulico" and "hidráulicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hidráulicas vs hidráulicos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #75,825 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