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

#17,723
“hidroeléctrica” frequency rank
#30,937
“hidroeléctricas” frequency rank
48660
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hidroeléctrica hidroeléctricas
Definition Forma del femenino de hidroeléctrico. Forma del femenino plural de hidroeléctrico.

Where the eye mixes hidroeléctrica and hidroeléctricas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. hidroeléctrica runs 14 letters (CVCCVVCVCCCVCV) against hidroeléctricas's 15 (CVCCVVCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

14 ch
hidroeléctrica
15 ch
hidroeléctricas

Visual trap between hidroeléctrica and hidroeléctricas

A purely visual mix-up. hidroeléctrica ([ið̞ɾoeˈlekt̪ɾika]) and hidroeléctricas ([ið̞ɾoeˈlekt̪ɾikas]) 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) - “hidroeléctrica” sits inside “hidroeléctricas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hidroeléctrica is recorded at frequency rank #17,723, classified as anadj, pronounced [ið̞ɾoeˈlekt̪ɾika]. hidroeléctricas is at rank #30,937, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ið̞ɾoeˈlekt̪ɾikas].

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 48660, this pair ranks #113,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of hidroeléctrica vs hidroeléctricas

Shared letters: acdehilorté. Private to "hidroeléctrica": -. Private to "hidroeléctricas": s.

"hidroeléctrica" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCCVCV  ·  "hidroeléctricas" · 15 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "hidroeléctrica" for "hidroeléctricas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ið̞ɾoeˈlekt̪ɾika] versus [ið̞ɾoeˈlekt̪ɾikas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "hidroeléctrica" vs "hidroeléctricas" - which ranks higher?
"hidroeléctrica" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,723 in our Spanish list, against #30,937 for "hidroeléctricas". 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 "hidroeléctrica" and "hidroeléctricas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hidroeléctrica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hidroeléctricas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #113,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hidroeléctrica" and "hidroeléctricas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hidroeléctricas vs hidroeléctrico". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #113,206 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