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.
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?
Which is more common, "enérgico" or "enérgicos"?
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.