Which to use
“energía” and “energías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #822
- “energía” frequency rank
- #7,015
- “energías” frequency rank
- 7837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | energía | energías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Es una magnitud física del tipo escalar que se manifiesta en diversas formas, se mide por la capacidad de una fuerza o de un sistema para realizar trabajo mecánico, sus principales unidades son: julios y kilowatts.hora (o kilovatio.hora) y su simbolo es: E. | Forma del plural de energía. |
Where the eye mixes energía and energías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. energía runs 7 letters (VCVCCVV) against energías's 8 (VCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: energía vs energías
A purely visual mix-up. energía ([eneɾˈxia]) and energías ([eneɾˈxias]) 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 extra letter(s) - “energía” sits inside “energías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
energía is recorded at frequency rank #822, classified as anoun, pronounced [eneɾˈxia]. energías is at rank #7,015, tagged as anoun, pronounced [eneɾˈxias].
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 7837, this pair ranks #306,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of energía vs energías
Shared letters: aegnrí. Private to "energía": -. Private to "energías": s.
"energía" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "energías" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "energía" and "energías" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "energía" vs "energías" - which ranks higher?
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 "energía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "energías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "energía" and "energías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "energías vs enérgicos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #306,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.