Which to use
“ecológico” and “ecológicos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,210
- “ecológico” frequency rank
- #17,416
- “ecológicos” frequency rank
- 28626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ecológico | ecológicos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que pertenece o concierne a la ecología, la interrelación entre organismos y el medio ambiente. | Forma del plural de ecológico. |
Where the eye mixes ecológico and ecológicos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ecológico runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVCV) against ecológicos's 10 (VCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ecológico vs ecológicos
A purely visual mix-up. ecológico ([ekoˈloxiko]) and ecológicos ([ekoˈloxikos]) 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) - “ecológico” sits inside “ecológicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ecológico is recorded at frequency rank #11,210, classified as anadj, pronounced [ekoˈloxiko]. ecológicos is at rank #17,416, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ekoˈloxikos].
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 28626, this pair ranks #221,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ecológico vs ecológicos
Shared letters: cegiloó. Private to "ecológico": -. Private to "ecológicos": s.
"ecológico" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "ecológicos" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ecológico" for "ecológicos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ecológico" or "ecológicos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ecológico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ecológicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ecológico" and "ecológicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ecológicas vs ecológicos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #221,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.