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

#6,737
“turístico” frequency rank
#9,912
“turísticos” frequency rank
16649
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature turístico turísticos
Definition Que pertenece o concierne a turismo. Forma del masculino plural de turístico.

Where the eye mixes turístico and turísticos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. turístico runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against turísticos's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
turístico
10 ch
turísticos

Why the eye confuses turístico with turísticos

A purely visual mix-up. turístico ([t̪uˈɾist̪iko]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “turístico” sits inside “turísticos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

turístico is recorded at frequency rank #6,737, classified as anadj, pronounced [t̪uˈɾist̪iko]. 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 16649, this pair ranks #275,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of turístico vs turísticos

Shared letters: ciorstuí. Private to "turístico": -. Private to "turísticos": -.

"turístico" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "turísticos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "turístico" for "turísticos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t̪uˈɾist̪iko] versus [t̪uˈɾist̪ikos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "turístico" vs "turísticos" - which ranks higher?
"turístico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,737 in our Spanish list, against #9,912 for "turísticos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "turístico" 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 #275,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "turístico" and "turísticos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tríptico vs turístico". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #275,312 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