análogasvsanalogíaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: análogas is a adjective, analogía is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#48,210
“análogas” frequency rank
#13,609
“analogía” frequency rank
61819
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature análogas analogía
Definition Forma del femenino plural de análogo. Relación de parecido superficial.

Where the eye mixes análogas and analogía

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. análogas (VCVCVCVC) and analogía (VCVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
análogas
8 ch
analogía

Why the eye confuses análogas with analogía

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: análogas is [aˈnaloɣ̞as] while analogía is [analoˈxia]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

análogas is recorded at frequency rank #48,210, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈnaloɣ̞as]. analogía is at rank #13,609, tagged as anoun, pronounced [analoˈxia].

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 61819, this pair ranks #54,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of análogas vs analogía

Shared letters: aglno. Private to "análogas": . Private to "analogía": í.

"análogas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "analogía" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "análogas" and "analogía" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "análogas" is an adjective and "analogía" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "análogas" vs "analogía" - which ranks higher?
"analogía" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,609 in our Spanish list, against #48,210 for "análogas". 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 "análogas" and "analogía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "análogas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "analogía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #54,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "análogas" and "analogía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "análogas vs analogías". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #54,147 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