alergiasvsalérgicoConfusable pair

Quick tell: alergias is a noun, alérgico is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“alergias” is a noun and “alérgico” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,843
“alergias” frequency rank
#32,490
“alérgico” frequency rank
60333
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alergias alérgico
Definition Forma del plural de alergia Que pertenece o concierne a la alergia

Where the eye mixes alergias and alérgico

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alergias (VCVCCVVC) and alérgico (VCVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
alergias
8 ch
alérgico

Visual trap between alergias and alérgico

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alergias is [aˈleɾxjas] while alérgico is [aˈleɾxiko]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alergias is recorded at frequency rank #27,843, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈleɾxjas]. alérgico is at rank #32,490, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈleɾxiko].

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 60333, this pair ranks #59,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of alergias vs alérgico

Shared letters: agilr. Private to "alergias": es. Private to "alérgico": coé.

"alergias" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC  ·  "alérgico" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • alergias ← aelrgias · alegrias · alergais · alerggias · alergiass · alergisa · alerigas · alerrgias

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "alergias" and "alérgico" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "alergias" is a noun and "alérgico" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "alergias" vs "alérgico" - which ranks higher?
"alergias" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,843 in our Spanish list, against #32,490 for "alérgico". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "alergias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alérgico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #59,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alergias" and "alérgico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alérgico vs Américo". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #59,313 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