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

#10,354
“informáticos” frequency rank
#11,432
“informativos” frequency rank
21786
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature informáticos informativos
Definition Forma del plural de informático. Forma del plural de informativo.

Where the eye mixes informáticos and informativos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

12 ch
informáticos
12 ch
informativos

Why the eye confuses informáticos with informativos

A purely visual mix-up. informáticos ([ĩɱfoɾˈmat̪ikos]) and informativos ([ĩɱfoɾmaˈt̪iβ̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

informáticos is recorded at frequency rank #10,354, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩɱfoɾˈmat̪ikos]. informativos is at rank #11,432, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩɱfoɾmaˈt̪iβ̞os].

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 21786, this pair ranks #253,348 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of informáticos vs informativos

Shared letters: fimnorst. Private to "informáticos": . Private to "informativos": av.

"informáticos" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCVC  ·  "informativos" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • informativosifnormativos · infformativos · infomrativos · inforamtivos · informaitvos · informatibos · informatiovs · informativoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "informáticos" for "informativos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩɱfoɾˈmat̪ikos] versus [ĩɱfoɾmaˈt̪iβ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "informáticos" vs "informativos" - which ranks higher?
"informáticos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,354 in our Spanish list, against #11,432 for "informativos". 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 "informáticos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "informativos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #253,348 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "informáticos" and "informativos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "informáticas vs informativos". 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 #253,348 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