hepáticasvshepáticoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#47,183
“hepáticas” frequency rank
#39,258
“hepático” frequency rank
86441
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hepáticas hepático
Definition Forma del femenino plural de hepático. Que pertenece o tiene relación con el hígado.

Where the eye mixes hepáticas and hepático

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. hepáticas runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against hepático's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
hepáticas
8 ch
hepático

Look-alike desk: hepáticas vs hepático

A purely visual mix-up. hepáticas ([eˈpat̪ikas]) and hepático ([eˈpat̪iko]) 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 86441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hepáticas is recorded at frequency rank #47,183, classified as anadj, pronounced [eˈpat̪ikas]. hepático is at rank #39,258, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eˈpat̪iko].

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 86441, this pair ranks #5,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hepáticas vs hepático

Shared letters: cehiptá. Private to "hepáticas": as. Private to "hepático": o.

"hepáticas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "hepático" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "hepáticas" for "hepático" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eˈpat̪ikas] versus [eˈpat̪iko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "hepáticas" vs "hepático" - which ranks higher?
"hepático" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,258 in our Spanish list, against #47,183 for "hepáticas". 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 "hepáticas" and "hepático" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hepáticas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hepático" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,290 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hepáticas" and "hepático" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hepática vs hepáticas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #5,290 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