Which to use
“meteorología” is a noun and “meteorológicas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,420
- “meteorología” frequency rank
- #30,150
- “meteorológicas” frequency rank
- 52570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | meteorología | meteorológicas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ciencia que estudia la atmósfera terrestre y los meteoros (fenómenos) en la atmósfera, lo cual ayuda a predecir el clima. | Forma del femenino plural de meteorológico. |
Where the eye mixes meteorología and meteorológicas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. meteorología runs 12 letters (CVCVVCVCVCVV) against meteorológicas's 14 (CVCVVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses meteorología with meteorológicas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: meteorología is [met̪eoɾoloˈxia] while meteorológicas is [met̪eoɾoˈloxikas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
meteorología is recorded at frequency rank #22,420, classified as anoun, pronounced [met̪eoɾoloˈxia]. meteorológicas is at rank #30,150, tagged as anadj, pronounced [met̪eoɾoˈloxikas].
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 52570, this pair ranks #92,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of meteorología vs meteorológicas
Shared letters: aeglmort. Private to "meteorología": í. Private to "meteorológicas": cisó.
"meteorología" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCVV · "meteorológicas" · 14 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "meteorología" and "meteorológicas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "meteorología" or "meteorológicas" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "meteorología" and "meteorológicas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "meteorología" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meteorológicas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meteorología" and "meteorológicas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meteorológicas vs metodológicas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #92,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.