marítimasvsmarítimoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#23,857
“marítimas” frequency rank
#9,150
“marítimo” frequency rank
33007
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature marítimas marítimo
Definition Forma del femenino plural de marítimo. Que pertenece o concierne al mar.

Where the eye mixes marítimas and marítimo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
marítimas
8 ch
marítimo

Visual trap between marítimas and marítimo

A purely visual mix-up. marítimas ([maˈɾit̪imas]) and marítimo ([maˈɾit̪imo]) 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 33007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

marítimas is recorded at frequency rank #23,857, classified as anadj, pronounced [maˈɾit̪imas]. marítimo is at rank #9,150, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maˈɾit̪imo].

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 33007, this pair ranks #199,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of marítimas vs marítimo

Shared letters: aimrtí. Private to "marítimas": s. Private to "marítimo": o.

"marítimas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "marítimo" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "marítimas" for "marítimo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([maˈɾit̪imas] versus [maˈɾit̪imo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "marítimas" or "marítimo"?
"marítimo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,150 in our Spanish list, against #23,857 for "marítimas". 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 "marítimas" and "marítimo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "marítimas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "marítimo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #199,049 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "marítimas" and "marítimo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marítimas vs marítimos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #199,049 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