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

#21,998
“energéticas” frequency rank
#11,568
“energético” frequency rank
33566
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes energéticas and energético

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. energéticas runs 11 letters (VCVCCVCVCVC) against energético's 10 (VCVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
energéticas
10 ch
energético

Why the eye confuses energéticas with energético

A purely visual mix-up. energéticas ([eneɾˈxet̪ikas]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

energéticas is recorded at frequency rank #21,998, classified as anadj, pronounced [eneɾˈxet̪ikas]. 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 33566, this pair ranks #196,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of energéticas vs energético

Shared letters: ceginrté. Private to "energéticas": as. Private to "energético": o.

"energéticas" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCVC  ·  "energético" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "energéticas" and "energético" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eneɾˈxet̪ikas] versus [eneɾˈxet̪iko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "energéticas" or "energético" show up more?
"energético" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,568 in our Spanish list, against #21,998 for "energéticas". 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 "energéticas" and "energético" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "energéticas" 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 #196,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "energéticas" and "energético" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "energéticas vs enérgicas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #196,127 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