Which to use
“ideologías” is a noun and “ideológico” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,868
- “ideologías” frequency rank
- #10,351
- “ideológico” frequency rank
- 21219
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ideologías | ideológico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de ideología. | Que pertenece o concierne a la ideología. |
Where the eye mixes ideologías and ideológico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ideologías (VCVVCVCVVC) and ideológico (VCVVCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: ideologías vs ideológico
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ideologías is [ið̞eoloˈxias] while ideológico is [ið̞eoˈloxiko]. 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 21219, 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]. ideológico is at rank #10,351, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ið̞eoˈloxiko].
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 21219, this pair ranks #255,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ideologías vs ideológico
Shared letters: degilo. Private to "ideologías": así. Private to "ideológico": có.
"ideologías" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVCVVC · "ideológico" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ideologías" and "ideológico" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ideologías" vs "ideológico" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ideologías" and "ideológico" 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 "ideológico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ideologías" and "ideológico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ideologías vs ideólogos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #255,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.