Which to use
“heroicas” and “heroico” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,233
- “heroicas” frequency rank
- #17,986
- “heroico” frequency rank
- 62219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heroicas | heroico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de heroico. | Se dice de personas, hechos y actitudes de valentía, virtud o capacidad sobresaliente para enfrentar el peligro o la adversidad en bien de otros. Que pertenece o concierne al heroísmo. |
Where the eye mixes heroicas and heroico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. heroicas runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against heroico's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between heroicas and heroico
A purely visual mix-up. heroicas ([eˈɾojkas]) and heroico ([eˈɾojko]) 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 62219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heroicas is recorded at frequency rank #44,233, classified as anadj, pronounced [eˈɾojkas]. heroico is at rank #17,986, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eˈɾojko].
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 62219, this pair ranks #52,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of heroicas vs heroico
Shared letters: cehior. Private to "heroicas": as. Private to "heroico": -.
"heroicas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "heroico" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "heroicas" and "heroico" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "heroicas" or "heroico"?
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 "heroicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heroico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heroicas" and "heroico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heroicas vs heroicos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #52,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.