Which to use
“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.
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?
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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.