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

#8,658
“estratégica” frequency rank
#16,574
“estratégicas” frequency rank
25232
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature estratégica estratégicas
Definition Forma del femenino de estratégico. Forma del femenino plural de estratégico.

Where the eye mixes estratégica and estratégicas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. estratégica runs 11 letters (VCCCVCVCVCV) against estratégicas's 12 (VCCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
estratégica
12 ch
estratégicas

Look-alike desk: estratégica vs estratégicas

A purely visual mix-up. estratégica ([est̪ɾaˈt̪exika]) and estratégicas ([est̪ɾaˈt̪exikas]) 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) - “estratégica” sits inside “estratégicas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

estratégica is recorded at frequency rank #8,658, classified as anadj, pronounced [est̪ɾaˈt̪exika]. estratégicas is at rank #16,574, tagged as anadj, pronounced [est̪ɾaˈt̪exikas].

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 25232, this pair ranks #237,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of estratégica vs estratégicas

Shared letters: acegirsté. Private to "estratégica": -. Private to "estratégicas": -.

"estratégica" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVCV  ·  "estratégicas" · 12 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "estratégica" for "estratégicas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([est̪ɾaˈt̪exika] versus [est̪ɾaˈt̪exikas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "estratégica" vs "estratégicas" - which ranks higher?
"estratégica" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,658 in our Spanish list, against #16,574 for "estratégicas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "estratégica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "estratégicas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #237,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "estratégica" and "estratégicas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estratégicas vs estratégicos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #237,382 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