Which to use
“etílico” and “étnico” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,004
- “etílico” frequency rank
- #14,742
- “étnico” frequency rank
- 63746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | etílico | étnico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que pertenece o concierne al éter. | Propio o relacionado con la raza o con grupos de personas que comparten una cultura, una lengua, una región, una religión, etc. |
Where the eye mixes etílico and étnico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. etílico runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against étnico's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: etílico vs étnico
A purely visual mix-up. etílico ([eˈt̪iliko]) and étnico ([ˈet̪niko]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
etílico is recorded at frequency rank #49,004, classified as anadj, pronounced [eˈt̪iliko]. étnico is at rank #14,742, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈet̪niko].
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 63746, this pair ranks #47,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of etílico vs étnico
Shared letters: ciot. Private to "etílico": elí. Private to "étnico": né.
"etílico" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "étnico" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "etílico" and "étnico" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "etílico" or "étnico"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "etílico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étnico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "etílico" and "étnico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eólico vs etílico". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #47,756 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.