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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.
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
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Useful next steps
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- 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.