épicasvséticasWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#36,887
“épicas” frequency rank
#19,904
“éticas” frequency rank
56791
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature épicas éticas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de épico. Forma del femenino plural de ético.

Where the eye mixes épicas and éticas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. épicas and éticas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
épicas
6 ch
éticas

Look-alike desk: épicas vs éticas

A purely visual mix-up. épicas ([ˈepikas]) and éticas ([ˈet̪ikas]) 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 a single letter - p in “épicas” becomes t in “éticas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

épicas is recorded at frequency rank #36,887, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈepikas]. éticas is at rank #19,904, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈet̪ikas].

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 56791, this pair ranks #73,101 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of épicas vs éticas

Shared letters: acisé. Private to "épicas": p. Private to "éticas": t.

"épicas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "éticas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "épicas" and "éticas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈepikas] versus [ˈet̪ikas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "épicas" vs "éticas" - which ranks higher?
"éticas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,904 in our Spanish list, against #36,887 for "épicas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "épicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "éticas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,101 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "épicas" and "éticas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épicas vs evitas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #73,101 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