Which to use
“trágica” and “trágicas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,730
- “trágica” frequency rank
- #37,367
- “trágicas” frequency rank
- 50097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trágica | trágicas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de trágico. | Forma del femenino plural de trágico. |
Where the eye mixes trágica and trágicas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. trágica ([ˈt̪ɾaxika]) and trágicas ([ˈt̪ɾaxikas]) 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) - “trágica” sits inside “trágicas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trágica is recorded at frequency rank #12,730, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾaxika]. trágicas is at rank #37,367, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾaxikas].
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 50097, this pair ranks #105,100 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trágica vs trágicas
Shared letters: acgirtá. Private to "trágica": -. Private to "trágicas": s.
"trágica" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "trágicas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC