marítimavsmarítimosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,612
“marítima” frequency rank
#20,422
“marítimos” frequency rank
32034
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature marítima marítimos
Definition Forma del femenino de marítimo. Forma del plural de marítimo.

Where the eye mixes marítima and marítimos

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

8 ch
marítima
9 ch
marítimos

Visual trap between marítima and marítimos

A purely visual mix-up. marítima ([maˈɾit̪ima]) and marítimos ([maˈɾit̪imos]) 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 32034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

marítima is recorded at frequency rank #11,612, classified as anadj, pronounced [maˈɾit̪ima]. marítimos is at rank #20,422, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maˈɾit̪imos].

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 32034, this pair ranks #204,076 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of marítima vs marítimos

Shared letters: aimrtí. Private to "marítima": -. Private to "marítimos": os.

"marítima" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "marítimos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "marítima" and "marítimos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([maˈɾit̪ima] versus [maˈɾit̪imos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "marítima" or "marítimos" show up more?
"marítima" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,612 in our Spanish list, against #20,422 for "marítimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "marítima" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "marítimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #204,076 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "marítima" and "marítimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malísima vs marítima". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #204,076 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