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

#22,701
“filosóficas” frequency rank
#15,861
“filosófico” frequency rank
38562
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature filosóficas filosófico
Definition Forma del femenino plural de filosófico. Propio de o relativo a la filosofía

Where the eye mixes filosóficas and filosófico

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. filosóficas runs 11 letters (CVCVCVCVCVC) against filosófico's 10 (CVCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
filosóficas
10 ch
filosófico

Why the eye confuses filosóficas with filosófico

A purely visual mix-up. filosóficas ([filoˈsofikas]) and filosófico ([filoˈsofiko]) 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 38562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

filosóficas is recorded at frequency rank #22,701, classified as anadj, pronounced [filoˈsofikas]. filosófico is at rank #15,861, tagged as anadj, pronounced [filoˈsofiko].

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 38562, this pair ranks #169,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of filosóficas vs filosófico

Shared letters: cfilosó. Private to "filosóficas": a. Private to "filosófico": -.

"filosóficas" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC  ·  "filosófico" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "filosóficas" for "filosófico" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([filoˈsofikas] versus [filoˈsofiko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "filosóficas" or "filosófico" show up more?
"filosófico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,861 in our Spanish list, against #22,701 for "filosóficas". 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 "filosóficas" and "filosófico" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "filosóficas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "filosófico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #169,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "filosóficas" and "filosófico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filosofías vs filosóficas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #169,312 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