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

#25,625
“enérgica” frequency rank
#47,111
“enérgicos” frequency rank
72736
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enérgica enérgicos
Definition Forma del femenino de enérgico. Forma del plural de enérgico.

Where the eye mixes enérgica and enérgicos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. enérgica runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against enérgicos's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
enérgica
9 ch
enérgicos

Look-alike desk: enérgica vs enérgicos

A purely visual mix-up. enérgica ([eˈneɾxika]) and enérgicos ([eˈneɾxikos]) 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 72736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enérgica is recorded at frequency rank #25,625, classified as anadj, pronounced [eˈneɾxika]. enérgicos is at rank #47,111, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eˈneɾxikos].

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 72736, this pair ranks #24,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of enérgica vs enérgicos

Shared letters: ceginré. Private to "enérgica": a. Private to "enérgicos": os.

"enérgica" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "enérgicos" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "enérgica" for "enérgicos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eˈneɾxika] versus [eˈneɾxikos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "enérgica" vs "enérgicos" - which ranks higher?
"enérgica" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,625 in our Spanish list, against #47,111 for "enérgicos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "enérgica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "enérgicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #24,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enérgica" and "enérgicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enérgicas vs enérgicos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #24,758 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