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

#23,251
“tipología” frequency rank
#49,318
“tipologías” frequency rank
72569
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tipología tipologías
Definition Estudio y clasificación de los objetos de estudio en diversas ciencias. Forma del plural de tipología.

Where the eye mixes tipología and tipologías

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. tipología runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against tipologías's 10 (CVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
tipología
10 ch
tipologías

Visual trap between tipología and tipologías

A purely visual mix-up. tipología ([t̪ipoloˈxia]) and tipologías ([t̪ipoloˈxias]) 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) - “tipología” sits inside “tipologías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tipología is recorded at frequency rank #23,251, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪ipoloˈxia]. tipologías is at rank #49,318, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪ipoloˈxias].

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 72569, this pair ranks #25,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tipología vs tipologías

Shared letters: agiloptí. Private to "tipología": -. Private to "tipologías": s.

"tipología" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV  ·  "tipologías" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tipología" and "tipologías" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ipoloˈxia] versus [t̪ipoloˈxias]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tipología" or "tipologías"?
"tipología" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,251 in our Spanish list, against #49,318 for "tipologías". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "tipología" and "tipologías" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tipología" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tipologías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #25,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tipología" and "tipologías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teología vs tipología". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #25,083 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