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

#14,827
“electrónicas” frequency rank
#2,495
“electrónico” frequency rank
17322
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature electrónicas electrónico
Definition Forma del femenino plural de electrónico. Propio o relacionado con la electrónica.

Where the eye mixes electrónicas and electrónico

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

12 ch
electrónicas
11 ch
electrónico

Visual trap between electrónicas and electrónico

A purely visual mix-up. electrónicas ([elekˈt̪ɾonikas]) and electrónico ([elekˈt̪ɾoniko]) 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 17322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

electrónicas is recorded at frequency rank #14,827, classified as anadj, pronounced [elekˈt̪ɾonikas]. electrónico is at rank #2,495, tagged as anadj, pronounced [elekˈt̪ɾoniko].

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 17322, this pair ranks #272,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of electrónicas vs electrónico

Shared letters: ceilnrtó. Private to "electrónicas": as. Private to "electrónico": o.

"electrónicas" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCCVCVCVC  ·  "electrónico" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "electrónicas" and "electrónico" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([elekˈt̪ɾonikas] versus [elekˈt̪ɾoniko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "electrónicas" or "electrónico"?
"electrónico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,495 in our Spanish list, against #14,827 for "electrónicas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "electrónicas" and "electrónico" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "electrónicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "electrónico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #272,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "electrónicas" and "electrónico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "electronic vs electrónicas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #272,636 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