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

#7,421
“energética” frequency rank
#11,568
“energético” frequency rank
18989
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature energética energético
Definition Forma del femenino de energético. Que pertenece o concierne a la energía.

Where the eye mixes energética and energético

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. energética and energético follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
energética
10 ch
energético

Why the eye confuses energética with energético

A purely visual mix-up. energética ([eneɾˈxet̪ika]) and energético ([eneɾˈxet̪iko]) 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 “energética” becomes o in “energético”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

energética is recorded at frequency rank #7,421, classified as anadj, pronounced [eneɾˈxet̪ika]. energético is at rank #11,568, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eneɾˈxet̪iko].

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 18989, this pair ranks #265,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of energética vs energético

Shared letters: ceginrté. Private to "energética": a. Private to "energético": o.

"energética" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCV  ·  "energético" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "energética" for "energético" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eneɾˈxet̪ika] versus [eneɾˈxet̪iko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "energética" or "energético" show up more?
"energética" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,421 in our Spanish list, against #11,568 for "energético". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "energética" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "energético" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #265,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "energética" and "energético" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "energético vs enérgico". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #265,633 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