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

#4,675
“agrícola” frequency rank
#6,029
“agrícolas” frequency rank
10704
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agrícola agrícolas
Definition Que pertenece o concierne a la agricultura. Forma del plural de agrícola.

Where the eye mixes agrícola and agrícolas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. agrícola runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against agrícolas's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
agrícola
9 ch
agrícolas

Visual trap between agrícola and agrícolas

A purely visual mix-up. agrícola ([aˈɣ̞ɾikola]) and agrícolas ([aˈɣ̞ɾikolas]) 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) - “agrícola” sits inside “agrícolas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agrícola is recorded at frequency rank #4,675, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾikola]. agrícolas is at rank #6,029, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾikolas].

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 10704, this pair ranks #297,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of agrícola vs agrícolas

Shared letters: acglorí. Private to "agrícola": -. Private to "agrícolas": s.

"agrícola" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "agrícolas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "agrícola" and "agrícolas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞ɾikola] versus [aˈɣ̞ɾikolas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "agrícola" vs "agrícolas" - which ranks higher?
"agrícola" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,675 in our Spanish list, against #6,029 for "agrícolas". 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 "agrícola" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "agrícolas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #297,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agrícola" and "agrícolas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrícola vs Arriola". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #297,674 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