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

#13,609
“analogía” frequency rank
#39,566
“analogías” frequency rank
53175
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature analogía analogías
Definition Relación de parecido superficial. Forma del plural de analogía.

Where the eye mixes analogía and analogías

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

8 ch
analogía
9 ch
analogías

Why the eye confuses analogía with analogías

A purely visual mix-up. analogía ([analoˈxia]) and analogías ([analoˈxias]) 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) - “analogía” sits inside “analogías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

analogía is recorded at frequency rank #13,609, classified as anoun, pronounced [analoˈxia]. analogías is at rank #39,566, tagged as anoun, pronounced [analoˈxias].

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 53175, this pair ranks #89,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of analogía vs analogías

Shared letters: aglnoí. Private to "analogía": -. Private to "analogías": s.

"analogía" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV  ·  "analogías" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "analogía" for "analogías" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([analoˈxia] versus [analoˈxias]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "analogía" or "analogías" show up more?
"analogía" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,609 in our Spanish list, against #39,566 for "analogías". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "analogía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "analogías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #89,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "analogía" and "analogías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "análogas vs analogías". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #89,149 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