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“obsoletas” and “obsoletos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,714
- “obsoletas” frequency rank
- #28,477
- “obsoletos” frequency rank
- 65191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obsoletas | obsoletos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de obsoleto. | Forma del masculino plural de obsoleto. |
Where the eye mixes obsoletas and obsoletos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: obsoletas vs obsoletos
A purely visual mix-up. obsoletas ([oβ̞soˈlet̪as]) 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 a single letter - a in “obsoletas” becomes o in “obsoletos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obsoletas is recorded at frequency rank #36,714, classified as anadj, pronounced [oβ̞soˈlet̪as]. 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 65191, this pair ranks #43,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of obsoletas vs obsoletos
Shared letters: belost. Private to "obsoletas": a. Private to "obsoletos": -.
"obsoletas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "obsoletos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "obsoletas" for "obsoletos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "obsoletas" vs "obsoletos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "obsoletas" 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 #43,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obsoletas" 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 #43,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.