meteorológicavsmeteorológicasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#27,307
“meteorológica” frequency rank
#30,150
“meteorológicas” frequency rank
57457
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature meteorológica meteorológicas
Definition Forma del femenino singular de meteorológico. Forma del femenino plural de meteorológico.

Where the eye mixes meteorológica and meteorológicas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. meteorológica runs 13 letters (CVCVVCVCVCVCV) against meteorológicas's 14 (CVCVVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
meteorológica
14 ch
meteorológicas

Look-alike desk: meteorológica vs meteorológicas

A purely visual mix-up. meteorológica ([met̪eoɾoˈloxika]) and meteorológicas ([met̪eoɾoˈloxikas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “meteorológica” sits inside “meteorológicas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

meteorológica is recorded at frequency rank #27,307, classified as anadj, pronounced [met̪eoɾoˈloxika]. 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 57457, this pair ranks #70,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of meteorológica vs meteorológicas

Shared letters: acegilmortó. Private to "meteorológica": -. Private to "meteorológicas": s.

"meteorológica" · 13 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCVCV  ·  "meteorológicas" · 14 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "meteorológica" and "meteorológicas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([met̪eoɾoˈloxika] versus [met̪eoɾoˈloxikas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "meteorológica" vs "meteorológicas" - which ranks higher?
"meteorológica" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,307 in our Spanish list, against #30,150 for "meteorológicas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "meteorológica" 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 #70,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "meteorológica" and "meteorológicas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meteorológicas vs metodológicas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #70,439 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