Which to use
“tópicos” and “tóxicas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,750
- “tópicos” frequency rank
- #21,523
- “tóxicas” frequency rank
- 37273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tópicos | tóxicas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de tópico. | Forma del femenino plural de tóxico. |
Where the eye mixes tópicos and tóxicas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tópicos and tóxicas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: tópicos vs tóxicas
A purely visual mix-up. tópicos ([ˈt̪opikos]) and tóxicas ([ˈt̪oksikas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tópicos is recorded at frequency rank #15,750, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪opikos]. tóxicas is at rank #21,523, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪oksikas].
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 37273, this pair ranks #176,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tópicos vs tóxicas
Shared letters: cistó. Private to "tópicos": op. Private to "tóxicas": ax.
"tópicos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tóxicas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tópicos" and "tóxicas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tópicos" or "tóxicas" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tópicos" and "tóxicas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tópicos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tóxicas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tópicos" and "tóxicas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tóxicas vs túnicas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #176,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.