Which to use
“políticas” and “político” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #856
- “políticas” frequency rank
- #540
- “político” frequency rank
- 1396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | políticas | político |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de político. | Que pertenece o concierne a la política (las prácticas, saberes e ideologías sobre el gobierno de las naciones). |
Where the eye mixes políticas and político
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. políticas runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against político's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: políticas vs político
A purely visual mix-up. políticas ([poˈlit̪ikas]) and político ([poˈlit̪iko]) 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 1396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
políticas is recorded at frequency rank #856, classified as anadj, pronounced [poˈlit̪ikas]. político is at rank #540, tagged as anadj, pronounced [poˈlit̪iko].
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 1396, this pair ranks #322,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of políticas vs político
Shared letters: ciloptí. Private to "políticas": as. Private to "político": -.
"políticas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "político" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "políticas" and "político" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "políticas" or "político" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "políticas" and "político" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "políticas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "político" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "políticas" and "político" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "político vs prolífico". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #322,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.