Which to use
“economía” and “economy” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #623
- “economía” frequency rank
- #31,327
- “economy” frequency rank
- 31950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | economía | economy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Administración eficiente y prudente de los bienes. | Economía. |
Where the eye mixes economía and economy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. economía runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVV) against economy's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: economía vs economy
A purely visual mix-up. economía ([ekonoˈmia]) and economy (/ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi/) 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 31950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
economía is recorded at frequency rank #623, classified as anoun, pronounced [ekonoˈmia]. economy is at rank #31,327, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi/.
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 31950, this pair ranks #204,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of economía vs economy
Shared letters: cemno. Private to "economía": aí. Private to "economy": y.
"economía" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVV · "economy" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- economy ← ceonomy · ecconomy · ecnoomy · econmoy · econnomy · econommy · economyy · econoym
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "economía" and "economy" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "economía" or "economy" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "economía" and "economy" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "economía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "economy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "economía" and "economy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "economic vs economy". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #204,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.