Which to use
“tóxicas” and “tóxicos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,523
- “tóxicas” frequency rank
- #13,809
- “tóxicos” frequency rank
- 35332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tóxicas | tóxicos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de tóxico. | Forma del masculino plural de tóxico. |
Where the eye mixes tóxicas and tóxicos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tóxicas and tóxicos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses tóxicas with tóxicos
A purely visual mix-up. tóxicas ([ˈt̪oksikas]) and tóxicos ([ˈt̪oksikos]) 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 a single letter - a in “tóxicas” becomes o in “tóxicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tóxicas is recorded at frequency rank #21,523, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪oksikas]. tóxicos is at rank #13,809, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪oksikos].
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 35332, this pair ranks #186,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tóxicas vs tóxicos
Shared letters: cistxó. Private to "tóxicas": a. Private to "tóxicos": o.
"tóxicas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tóxicos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tóxicas" for "tóxicos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "tóxicas" or "tóxicos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tóxicas" and "tóxicos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tóxicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tóxicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tóxicas" and "tóxicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tóxicas vs túnicas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #186,657 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.