Which to use
“étnico” and “étnicos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,742
- “étnico” frequency rank
- #14,989
- “étnicos” frequency rank
- 29731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | étnico | étnicos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Propio o relacionado con la raza o con grupos de personas que comparten una cultura, una lengua, una región, una religión, etc. | Forma del plural de étnico. |
Where the eye mixes étnico and étnicos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. étnico runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against étnicos's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: étnico vs étnicos
A purely visual mix-up. étnico ([ˈet̪niko]) and étnicos ([ˈet̪nikos]) 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) - “étnico” sits inside “étnicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
étnico is recorded at frequency rank #14,742, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈet̪niko]. étnicos is at rank #14,989, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈet̪nikos].
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 29731, this pair ranks #215,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of étnico vs étnicos
Shared letters: cinoté. Private to "étnico": -. Private to "étnicos": s.
"étnico" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "étnicos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "étnico" and "étnicos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "étnico" vs "étnicos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "étnico" and "étnicos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "étnico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "étnicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "étnico" and "étnicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "etílico vs étnico". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #215,517 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.