biológicasvsbiológicosWhat's the difference?

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

#16,513
“biológicas” frequency rank
#15,022
“biológicos” frequency rank
31535
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature biológicas biológicos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de biológico. Forma del plural de biológico.

Where the eye mixes biológicas and biológicos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. biológicas and biológicos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
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Look-alike desk: biológicas vs biológicos

A purely visual mix-up. biológicas ([bjoˈloxikas]) and biológicos ([bjoˈloxikos]) 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 “biológicas” becomes o in “biológicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

biológicas is recorded at frequency rank #16,513, classified as anadj, pronounced [bjoˈloxikas]. biológicos is at rank #15,022, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bjoˈloxikos].

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 31535, this pair ranks #206,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of biológicas vs biológicos

Shared letters: bcgilosó. Private to "biológicas": a. Private to "biológicos": -.

"biológicas" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVC  ·  "biológicos" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "biológicas" and "biológicos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bjoˈloxikas] versus [bjoˈloxikos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "biológicas" vs "biológicos" - which ranks higher?
"biológicos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,022 in our Spanish list, against #16,513 for "biológicas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "biológicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "biológicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #206,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "biológicas" and "biológicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "biológicos vs biólogos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #206,614 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