Which to use
“ética” is a noun and “éticas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,891
- “ética” frequency rank
- #19,904
- “éticas” frequency rank
- 23795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ética | éticas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conjunto de principios que determinan la conducta, especialmente la que se considera apropiada o moral. | Forma del femenino plural de ético. |
Where the eye mixes ética and éticas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ética runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against éticas's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ética vs éticas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ética is [ˈet̪ika] while éticas is [ˈet̪ikas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ética” sits inside “éticas”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ética is recorded at frequency rank #3,891, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈet̪ika]. 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 23795, this pair ranks #244,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ética vs éticas
Shared letters: acité. Private to "ética": -. Private to "éticas": s.
"ética" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "éticas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "ética" 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 #244,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ética" and "éticas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éticas vs evitas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #244,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.