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

#35,195
“pornográfico” frequency rank
#49,202
“pornográficos” frequency rank
84397
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pornográfico pornográficos
Definition Que pertenece o concierne a la pornografía Forma del plural de pornográfico.

Where the eye mixes pornográfico and pornográficos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. pornográfico runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCVCVCV) against pornográficos's 13 (CVCCVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
pornográfico
13 ch
pornográficos

Look-alike desk: pornográfico vs pornográficos

A purely visual mix-up. pornográfico ([poɾnoˈɣ̞ɾafiko]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “pornográfico” sits inside “pornográficos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pornográfico is recorded at frequency rank #35,195, classified as anadj, pronounced [poɾnoˈɣ̞ɾafiko]. 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 84397, this pair ranks #7,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pornográfico vs pornográficos

Shared letters: cfginoprá. Private to "pornográfico": -. Private to "pornográficos": s.

"pornográfico" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCV  ·  "pornográficos" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "pornográfico" for "pornográficos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([poɾnoˈɣ̞ɾafiko] versus [poɾnoˈɣ̞ɾafikos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pornográfico" vs "pornográficos" - which ranks higher?
"pornográfico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,195 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.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pornográfico" 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 #7,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pornográfico" and "pornográficos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pornográfica vs pornográficos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #7,094 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