utopíavsutopíasConfusable pair

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

#13,374
“utopía” frequency rank
#45,068
“utopías” frequency rank
58442
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature utopía utopías
Definition Cualquier lugar, idea o proyecto, enormemente atractivo, ideal, pero inalcanzable. Forma del plural de utopía.

Where the eye mixes utopía and utopías

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. utopía runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against utopías's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
utopía
7 ch
utopías

Why the eye confuses utopía with utopías

A purely visual mix-up. utopía ([ut̪oˈpia]) and utopías ([ut̪oˈpias]) 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) - “utopía” sits inside “utopías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

utopía is recorded at frequency rank #13,374, classified as anoun, pronounced [ut̪oˈpia]. utopías is at rank #45,068, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ut̪oˈpias].

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 58442, this pair ranks #66,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of utopía vs utopías

Shared letters: aoptuí. Private to "utopía": -. Private to "utopías": s.

"utopía" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV  ·  "utopías" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "utopía" and "utopías" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ut̪oˈpia] versus [ut̪oˈpias]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "utopía" vs "utopías" - which ranks higher?
"utopía" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,374 in our Spanish list, against #45,068 for "utopías". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "utopía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "utopías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #66,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "utopía" and "utopías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "utopías vs utópica". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #66,418 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