Which to use
“eléctricas” and “eléctricos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,850
- “eléctricas” frequency rank
- #7,712
- “eléctricos” frequency rank
- 15562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eléctricas | eléctricos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de eléctrico. | Forma del masculino plural de eléctrico. |
Where the eye mixes eléctricas and eléctricos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. eléctricas and eléctricos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses eléctricas with eléctricos
A purely visual mix-up. eléctricas ([eˈlekt̪ɾikas]) and eléctricos ([eˈlekt̪ɾikos]) 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 “eléctricas” becomes o in “eléctricos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eléctricas is recorded at frequency rank #7,850, classified as anadj, pronounced [eˈlekt̪ɾikas]. eléctricos is at rank #7,712, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eˈlekt̪ɾikos].
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 15562, this pair ranks #279,654 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of eléctricas vs eléctricos
Shared letters: ceilrsté. Private to "eléctricas": a. Private to "eléctricos": o.
"eléctricas" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCCVCVC · "eléctricos" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "eléctricas" for "eléctricos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "eléctricas" vs "eléctricos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "eléctricas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eléctricos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,654 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eléctricas" and "eléctricos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eléctricos vs electrodos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #279,654 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.