Which to use
“ideología” and “ideologías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,015
- “ideología” frequency rank
- #10,868
- “ideologías” frequency rank
- 14883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ideología | ideologías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conjunto de ideas que forman el cuerpo o la base de una doctrina, creencia, sistema político o económico etc. y que sirven de guía a un individuo, movimiento social, movimiento religioso, movimiento cultural, institución, etc. | Forma del plural de ideología. |
Where the eye mixes ideología and ideologías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ideología runs 9 letters (VCVVCVCVV) against ideologías's 10 (VCVVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ideología vs ideologías
A purely visual mix-up. ideología ([ið̞eoloˈxia]) and ideologías ([ið̞eoloˈxias]) 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) - “ideología” sits inside “ideologías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ideología is recorded at frequency rank #4,015, classified as anoun, pronounced [ið̞eoloˈxia]. ideologías is at rank #10,868, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ið̞eoloˈxias].
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 14883, this pair ranks #282,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ideología vs ideologías
Shared letters: adegiloí. Private to "ideología": -. Private to "ideologías": s.
"ideología" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCVCVV · "ideologías" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ideología" for "ideologías" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ideología" vs "ideologías" - which ranks higher?
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 "ideología" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ideologías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ideología" and "ideologías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ideologías vs ideólogos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #282,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.