Which to use
“político” is an adjective and “políticos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #540
- “político” frequency rank
- #664
- “políticos” frequency rank
- 1204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | político | políticos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que pertenece o concierne a la política (las prácticas, saberes e ideologías sobre el gobierno de las naciones). | Forma del plural de político. |
Where the eye mixes político and políticos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. político runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against políticos's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: político vs políticos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: político is [poˈlit̪iko] while políticos is [poˈlit̪ikos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “político” sits inside “políticos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1204, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
político is recorded at frequency rank #540, classified as anadj, pronounced [poˈlit̪iko]. políticos is at rank #664, tagged as anoun, pronounced [poˈlit̪ikos].
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 1204, this pair ranks #322,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of político vs políticos
Shared letters: ciloptí. Private to "político": -. Private to "políticos": s.
"político" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "políticos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "político" and "políticos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "político" or "políticos"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "político" and "políticos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "político" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "políticos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "político" and "políticos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poéticos vs políticos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #322,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.