Which to use
“únicas” and “únicos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,685
- “únicas” frequency rank
- #3,531
- “únicos” frequency rank
- 9216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | únicas | únicos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de único. | Forma del masculino plural de único. |
Where the eye mixes únicas and únicos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. únicas and únicos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses únicas with únicos
A purely visual mix-up. únicas ([ˈunikas]) and únicos ([ˈunikos]) 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 “únicas” becomes o in “únicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
únicas is recorded at frequency rank #5,685, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈunikas]. únicos is at rank #3,531, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈunikos].
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 9216, this pair ranks #302,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of únicas vs únicos
Shared letters: cinsú. Private to "únicas": a. Private to "únicos": o.
"únicas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "únicos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "únicas" and "únicos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "únicas" vs "únicos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "únicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "únicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "únicas" and "únicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Unicode vs únicos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #302,606 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.