satisfactoriavssatisfactoriasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#18,077
“satisfactoria” frequency rank
#45,002
“satisfactorias” frequency rank
63079
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature satisfactoria satisfactorias
Definition Forma del femenino de satisfactorio. Forma del femenino plural de satisfactorio.

Where the eye mixes satisfactoria and satisfactorias

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. satisfactoria runs 13 letters (CVCVCCVCCVCVV) against satisfactorias's 14 (CVCVCCVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
satisfactoria
14 ch
satisfactorias

Visual trap between satisfactoria and satisfactorias

A purely visual mix-up. satisfactoria ([sat̪isfakˈt̪oɾja]) and satisfactorias ([sat̪isfakˈt̪oɾjas]) 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) - “satisfactoria” sits inside “satisfactorias”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

satisfactoria is recorded at frequency rank #18,077, classified as anadj, pronounced [sat̪isfakˈt̪oɾja]. satisfactorias is at rank #45,002, tagged as anadj, pronounced [sat̪isfakˈt̪oɾjas].

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 63079, this pair ranks #49,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of satisfactoria vs satisfactorias

Shared letters: acfiorst. Private to "satisfactoria": -. Private to "satisfactorias": -.

"satisfactoria" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVV  ·  "satisfactorias" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • satisfactoria ← astisfactoria · saitsfactoria · satifsactoria · satisafctoria · satisfacctoria · satisfacotria · satisfactoira · satisfactorai
  • satisfactorias ← astisfactorias · saitsfactorias · satifsactorias · satisafctorias · satisfacctorias · satisfacotrias · satisfactoiras · satisfactorais

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "satisfactoria" and "satisfactorias" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([sat̪isfakˈt̪oɾja] versus [sat̪isfakˈt̪oɾjas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "satisfactoria" vs "satisfactorias" - which ranks higher?
"satisfactoria" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,077 in our Spanish list, against #45,002 for "satisfactorias". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "satisfactoria" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "satisfactorias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #49,922 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "satisfactoria" and "satisfactorias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "satisfactorias vs satisfactorios". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #49,922 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