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“pornográficas” and “pornográficos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,777
“pornográficas” frequency rank
#49,202
“pornográficos” frequency rank
82979
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pornográficas pornográficos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de pornográfico. Forma del plural de pornográfico.

Where the eye mixes pornográficas and pornográficos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. pornográficas and pornográficos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

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pornográficas
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pornográficos

Why the eye confuses pornográficas with pornográficos

A purely visual mix-up. pornográficas ([poɾnoˈɣ̞ɾafikas]) and pornográficos ([poɾnoˈɣ̞ɾafikos]) 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 “pornográficas” becomes o in “pornográficos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pornográficas is recorded at frequency rank #33,777, classified as anadj, pronounced [poɾnoˈɣ̞ɾafikas]. pornográficos is at rank #49,202, tagged as anadj, pronounced [poɾnoˈɣ̞ɾafikos].

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 82979, this pair ranks #8,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pornográficas vs pornográficos

Shared letters: cfginoprsá. Private to "pornográficas": a. Private to "pornográficos": -.

"pornográficas" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCVC  ·  "pornográficos" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "pornográficas" for "pornográficos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([poɾnoˈɣ̞ɾafikas] versus [poɾnoˈɣ̞ɾafikos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pornográficas" or "pornográficos"?
"pornográficas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,777 in our Spanish list, against #49,202 for "pornográficos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pornográficas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pornográficos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #8,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pornográficas" and "pornográficos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pornográfica vs pornográficos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #8,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list