análogavsanálogoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#32,073
“análoga” frequency rank
#24,728
“análogo” frequency rank
56801
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature análoga análogo
Definition Forma del femenino singular de análogo. Que tiene parecido o analogía con algo.

Where the eye mixes análoga and análogo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. análoga and análogo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
análoga
7 ch
análogo

Look-alike desk: análoga vs análogo

A purely visual mix-up. análoga ([aˈnaloɣ̞a]) and análogo ([aˈnaloɣ̞o]) 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 “análoga” becomes o in “análogo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

análoga is recorded at frequency rank #32,073, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈnaloɣ̞a]. análogo is at rank #24,728, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈnaloɣ̞o].

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 56801, this pair ranks #73,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of análoga vs análogo

Shared letters: aglnoá. Private to "análoga": -. Private to "análogo": -.

"análoga" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "análogo" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "análoga" and "análogo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈnaloɣ̞a] versus [aˈnaloɣ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "análoga" vs "análogo" - which ranks higher?
"análogo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,728 in our Spanish list, against #32,073 for "análoga". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "análoga" and "análogo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "análoga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "análogo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "análoga" and "análogo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "análoga vs análogas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #73,062 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