turísticasvsturísticosConfusable pair

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

#16,236
“turísticas” frequency rank
#9,912
“turísticos” frequency rank
26148
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature turísticas turísticos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de turístico. Forma del masculino plural de turístico.

Where the eye mixes turísticas and turísticos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. turísticas and turísticos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
turísticas
10 ch
turísticos

Why the eye confuses turísticas with turísticos

A purely visual mix-up. turísticas ([t̪uˈɾist̪ikas]) and turísticos ([t̪uˈɾist̪ikos]) 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 “turísticas” becomes o in “turísticos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

turísticas is recorded at frequency rank #16,236, classified as anadj, pronounced [t̪uˈɾist̪ikas]. turísticos is at rank #9,912, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t̪uˈɾist̪ikos].

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 26148, this pair ranks #233,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of turísticas vs turísticos

Shared letters: cirstuí. Private to "turísticas": a. Private to "turísticos": o.

"turísticas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC  ·  "turísticos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "turísticas" for "turísticos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t̪uˈɾist̪ikas] versus [t̪uˈɾist̪ikos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "turísticas" or "turísticos"?
"turísticos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,912 in our Spanish list, against #16,236 for "turísticas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "turísticas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "turísticos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #233,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "turísticas" and "turísticos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "turística vs turísticas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #233,070 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