enérgicasvsenérgicoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#41,891
“enérgicas” frequency rank
#26,433
“enérgico” frequency rank
68324
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enérgicas enérgico
Definition Forma del femenino plural de enérgico. Objeto que tiene energía.

Where the eye mixes enérgicas and enérgico

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

9 ch
enérgicas
8 ch
enérgico

Look-alike desk: enérgicas vs enérgico

A purely visual mix-up. enérgicas ([eˈneɾxikas]) and enérgico ([eˈneɾxiko]) 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 68324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enérgicas is recorded at frequency rank #41,891, classified as anadj, pronounced [eˈneɾxikas]. enérgico is at rank #26,433, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eˈneɾxiko].

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 68324, this pair ranks #34,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of enérgicas vs enérgico

Shared letters: ceginré. Private to "enérgicas": as. Private to "enérgico": o.

"enérgicas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC  ·  "enérgico" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "enérgicas" for "enérgico" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eˈneɾxikas] versus [eˈneɾxiko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "enérgicas" vs "enérgico" - which ranks higher?
"enérgico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,433 in our Spanish list, against #41,891 for "enérgicas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "enérgicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "enérgico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #34,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enérgicas" and "enérgico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enérgicas vs enérgicos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #34,806 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