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

#26,093
“inalámbrica” frequency rank
#32,706
“inalámbrico” frequency rank
58799
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inalámbrica inalámbrico
Definition Forma del femenino de inalámbrico. Se dice de los sistemas de comunicación que emplean señales de radio para transferir datos por lo que no dependen de alambres como medio de transmisión.

Where the eye mixes inalámbrica and inalámbrico

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. inalámbrica and inalámbrico follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
inalámbrica
11 ch
inalámbrico

Visual trap between inalámbrica and inalámbrico

A purely visual mix-up. inalámbrica ([inaˈlãmbɾika]) and inalámbrico ([inaˈlãmbɾiko]) 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 a single letter - a in “inalámbrica” becomes o in “inalámbrico”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inalámbrica is recorded at frequency rank #26,093, classified as anadj, pronounced [inaˈlãmbɾika]. inalámbrico is at rank #32,706, tagged as anadj, pronounced [inaˈlãmbɾiko].

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 58799, this pair ranks #65,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of inalámbrica vs inalámbrico

Shared letters: abcilmnrá. Private to "inalámbrica": -. Private to "inalámbrico": o.

"inalámbrica" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVCCCVCV  ·  "inalámbrico" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVCCCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "inalámbrica" and "inalámbrico" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([inaˈlãmbɾika] versus [inaˈlãmbɾiko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "inalámbrica" vs "inalámbrico" - which ranks higher?
"inalámbrica" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,093 in our Spanish list, against #32,706 for "inalámbrico". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "inalámbrica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "inalámbrico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #65,103 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inalámbrica" and "inalámbrico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inalámbrico vs inalámbricos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #65,103 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