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

#30,937
“hidroeléctricas” frequency rank
#45,978
“hidroeléctrico” frequency rank
76915
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hidroeléctricas hidroeléctrico
Definition Forma del femenino plural de hidroeléctrico. Que pertenece o concierne a la hidroelectricidad.

Where the eye mixes hidroeléctricas and hidroeléctrico

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. hidroeléctricas runs 15 letters (CVCCVVCVCCCVCVC) against hidroeléctrico's 14 (CVCCVVCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

15 ch
hidroeléctricas
14 ch
hidroeléctrico

Visual trap between hidroeléctricas and hidroeléctrico

A purely visual mix-up. hidroeléctricas ([ið̞ɾoeˈlekt̪ɾikas]) and hidroeléctrico ([ið̞ɾoeˈlekt̪ɾiko]) 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 76915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hidroeléctricas is recorded at frequency rank #30,937, classified as anadj, pronounced [ið̞ɾoeˈlekt̪ɾikas]. hidroeléctrico is at rank #45,978, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ið̞ɾoeˈlekt̪ɾiko].

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 76915, this pair ranks #16,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of hidroeléctricas vs hidroeléctrico

Shared letters: cdehilorté. Private to "hidroeléctricas": as. Private to "hidroeléctrico": -.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hidroeléctricas" and "hidroeléctrico" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ið̞ɾoeˈlekt̪ɾikas] versus [ið̞ɾoeˈlekt̪ɾiko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "hidroeléctricas" vs "hidroeléctrico" - which ranks higher?
"hidroeléctricas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,937 in our Spanish list, against #45,978 for "hidroeléctrico". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hidroeléctricas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hidroeléctrico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #16,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hidroeléctricas" and "hidroeléctrico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hidroeléctrica vs hidroeléctrico". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #16,905 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