Which to use
“turistas” is a noun and “turísticas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,290
- “turistas” frequency rank
- #16,236
- “turísticas” frequency rank
- 20526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | turistas | turísticas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de turista. | Forma del femenino plural de turístico. |
Where the eye mixes turistas and turísticas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. turistas runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against turísticas's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: turistas vs turísticas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: turistas is [t̪uˈɾist̪as] while turísticas is [t̪uˈɾist̪ikas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
turistas is recorded at frequency rank #4,290, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪uˈɾist̪as]. turísticas is at rank #16,236, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t̪uˈɾist̪ikas].
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 20526, this pair ranks #258,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of turistas vs turísticas
Shared letters: airstu. Private to "turistas": -. Private to "turísticas": cí.
"turistas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "turísticas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- turistas ← truistas · tturistas · tuirstas · turisats · turisstas · turistass · turistsa · turisttas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "turistas" and "turísticas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "turistas" or "turísticas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "turistas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "turísticas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "turistas" and "turísticas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "turismos vs turistas". 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 #258,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.