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

#10,868
“ideologías” frequency rank
#42,483
“ideólogos” frequency rank
53351
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ideologías ideólogos
Definition Forma del plural de ideología. Forma del plural de ideólogo.

Where the eye mixes ideologías and ideólogos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ideologías runs 10 letters (VCVVCVCVVC) against ideólogos's 9 (VCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
ideologías
9 ch
ideólogos

Why the eye confuses ideologías with ideólogos

A purely visual mix-up. ideologías ([ið̞eoloˈxias]) and ideólogos ([ið̞eˈoloɣ̞os]) 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 53351, 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]. ideólogos is at rank #42,483, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ið̞eˈoloɣ̞os].

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 53351, this pair ranks #88,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ideologías vs ideólogos

Shared letters: degilos. Private to "ideologías": aí. Private to "ideólogos": ó.

"ideologías" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVCVVC  ·  "ideólogos" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ideologías" for "ideólogos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ið̞eoloˈxias] versus [ið̞eˈoloɣ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ideologías" vs "ideólogos" - which ranks higher?
"ideologías" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,868 in our Spanish list, against #42,483 for "ideólogos". 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 "ideologías" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ideólogos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #88,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ideologías" and "ideólogos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ideológicos vs ideólogos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #88,320 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