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“obsoleta” and “obsoletos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,318
- “obsoleta” frequency rank
- #28,477
- “obsoletos” frequency rank
- 57795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obsoleta | obsoletos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de obsoleto. | Forma del masculino plural de obsoleto. |
Where the eye mixes obsoleta and obsoletos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: obsoleta vs obsoletos
A purely visual mix-up. obsoleta ([oβ̞soˈlet̪a]) and obsoletos ([oβ̞soˈlet̪os]) 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 57795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obsoleta is recorded at frequency rank #29,318, classified as anadj, pronounced [oβ̞soˈlet̪a]. obsoletos is at rank #28,477, tagged as anadj, pronounced [oβ̞soˈlet̪os].
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 57795, this pair ranks #69,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of obsoleta vs obsoletos
Shared letters: belost. Private to "obsoleta": a. Private to "obsoletos": -.
"obsoleta" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "obsoletos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "obsoleta" and "obsoletos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "obsoleta" or "obsoletos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "obsoleta" and "obsoletos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "obsoleta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obsoletos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obsoleta" and "obsoletos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obsoleta vs obsoletas". 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 #69,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.