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

#21,461
“radiografía” frequency rank
#37,275
“radiografías” frequency rank
58736
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature radiografía radiografías
Definition Procedimiento para obtener fotografías del organismo, especialmente de su interior, por medio de la radiación, en particular de los rayos X. Forma del plural de radiografía.

Where the eye mixes radiografía and radiografías

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. radiografía runs 11 letters (CVCVVCCVCVV) against radiografías's 12 (CVCVVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
radiografía
12 ch
radiografías

Visual trap between radiografía and radiografías

A purely visual mix-up. radiografía ([rað̞joɣ̞ɾaˈfia]) and radiografías ([rað̞joɣ̞ɾaˈfias]) 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) - “radiografía” sits inside “radiografías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

radiografía is recorded at frequency rank #21,461, classified as anoun, pronounced [rað̞joɣ̞ɾaˈfia]. radiografías is at rank #37,275, tagged as anoun, pronounced [rað̞joɣ̞ɾaˈfias].

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 58736, this pair ranks #65,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of radiografía vs radiografías

Shared letters: adfgiorí. Private to "radiografía": -. Private to "radiografías": s.

"radiografía" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVV  ·  "radiografías" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "radiografía" and "radiografías" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([rað̞joɣ̞ɾaˈfia] versus [rað̞joɣ̞ɾaˈfias]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "radiografía" or "radiografías" show up more?
"radiografía" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,461 in our Spanish list, against #37,275 for "radiografías". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "radiografía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "radiografías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #65,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics

Confusion rank #65,340 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