Which to use
“vacías” is an adjective and “vacíos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,556
- “vacías” frequency rank
- #9,916
- “vacíos” frequency rank
- 19472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vacías | vacíos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de vacío. | Forma del plural de vacío. |
Where the eye mixes vacías and vacíos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vacías and vacíos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vacías vs vacíos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vacías is [baˈsias] while vacíos is [baˈsios]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “vacías” becomes o in “vacíos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vacías is recorded at frequency rank #9,556, classified as anadj, pronounced [baˈsias]. vacíos is at rank #9,916, tagged as anoun, pronounced [baˈsios].
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 19472, this pair ranks #263,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vacías vs vacíos
Shared letters: acsví. Private to "vacías": -. Private to "vacíos": o.
"vacías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "vacíos" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vacías" and "vacíos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vacías" or "vacíos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vacías" and "vacíos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vacías" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vacíos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vacías" and "vacíos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vacila vs vacíos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #263,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.