enérgicovsenérgicosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#26,433
“enérgico” frequency rank
#47,111
“enérgicos” frequency rank
73544
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes enérgico and enérgicos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. enérgico 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
enérgico
9 ch
enérgicos

Visual trap between enérgico and enérgicos

A purely visual mix-up. enérgico ([eˈneɾxiko]) 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 extra letter(s) - “enérgico” sits inside “enérgicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enérgico is recorded at frequency rank #26,433, classified as anadj, pronounced [eˈneɾxiko]. 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 73544, this pair ranks #23,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of enérgico vs enérgicos

Shared letters: ceginoré. Private to "enérgico": -. Private to "enérgicos": s.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "enérgico" for "enérgicos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eˈneɾxiko] versus [eˈneɾxikos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "enérgico" or "enérgicos"?
"enérgico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,433 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

Eye-level mix-up between "enérgico" and "enérgicos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "enérgico" 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 #23,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enérgico" and "enérgicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enérgicas vs enérgicos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #23,079 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