Which to use
“marxista” and “marxistas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,531
- “marxista” frequency rank
- #18,311
- “marxistas” frequency rank
- 28842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marxista | marxistas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que pertenece o concierne al marxismo. | Forma del plural de marxista. |
Where the eye mixes marxista and marxistas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. marxista runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against marxistas's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses marxista with marxistas
A purely visual mix-up. marxista ([maɾkˈsist̪a]) and marxistas ([maɾkˈsist̪as]) 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) - “marxista” sits inside “marxistas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marxista is recorded at frequency rank #10,531, classified as anadj, pronounced [maɾkˈsist̪a]. marxistas is at rank #18,311, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maɾkˈsist̪as].
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 28842, this pair ranks #219,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marxista vs marxistas
Shared letters: aimrstx. Private to "marxista": -. Private to "marxistas": -.
"marxista" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "marxistas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "marxista" for "marxistas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "marxista" or "marxistas" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "marxista" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marxistas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marxista" and "marxistas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "macrista vs marxista". 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 #219,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.