ideologíasvsideológicaWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: ideologías is a noun, ideológica is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ideologías” is a noun and “ideológica” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,868
“ideologías” frequency rank
#8,816
“ideológica” frequency rank
19684
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ideologías ideológica
Definition Forma del plural de ideología. Forma del femenino de ideológico.

Where the eye mixes ideologías and ideológica

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ideologías (VCVVCVCVVC) and ideológica (VCVVCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

10 ch
ideologías
10 ch
ideológica

Look-alike desk: ideologías vs ideológica

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ideologías is [ið̞eoloˈxias] while ideológica is [ið̞eoˈloxika]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ideologías is recorded at frequency rank #10,868, classified as anoun, pronounced [ið̞eoloˈxias]. ideológica is at rank #8,816, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ið̞eoˈloxika].

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 19684, this pair ranks #262,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ideologías vs ideológica

Shared letters: adegilo. Private to "ideologías": sí. Private to "ideológica": có.

"ideologías" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVCVVC  ·  "ideológica" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ideologías" and "ideológica" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ideologías" is a noun and "ideológica" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "ideologías" vs "ideológica" - which ranks higher?
"ideológica" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,816 in our Spanish list, against #10,868 for "ideologías". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "ideologías" and "ideológica" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ideologías" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ideológica" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #262,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ideologías" and "ideológica" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ideologías vs ideólogos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #262,653 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