Which to use
“ecológicas” and “ecológico” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,844
- “ecológicas” frequency rank
- #11,210
- “ecológico” frequency rank
- 36054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ecológicas | ecológico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de ecológico. | Que pertenece o concierne a la ecología, la interrelación entre organismos y el medio ambiente. |
Where the eye mixes ecológicas and ecológico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ecológicas runs 10 letters (VCVCVCVCVC) against ecológico's 9 (VCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ecológicas with ecológico
A purely visual mix-up. ecológicas ([ekoˈloxikas]) and ecológico ([ekoˈloxiko]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ecológicas is recorded at frequency rank #24,844, classified as anadj, pronounced [ekoˈloxikas]. ecológico is at rank #11,210, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ekoˈloxiko].
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 36054, this pair ranks #182,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ecológicas vs ecológico
Shared letters: cegiloó. Private to "ecológicas": as. Private to "ecológico": -.
"ecológicas" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC · "ecológico" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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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 "ecológicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ecológico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ecológicas" and "ecológico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ecológicas vs ecológicos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #182,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.