meteorológicasvsmeteorológicoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#30,150
“meteorológicas” frequency rank
#24,229
“meteorológico” frequency rank
54379
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature meteorológicas meteorológico
Definition Forma del femenino plural de meteorológico. Que pertenece o concierne a la meteorología.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set meteorológicas and meteorológico apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

14 ch
meteorológicas
13 ch
meteorológico

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. meteorológicas ([met̪eoɾoˈloxikas]) and meteorológico ([met̪eoɾoˈloxiko]) 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 54379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

meteorológicas is recorded at frequency rank #30,150, classified as anadj, pronounced [met̪eoɾoˈloxikas]. meteorológico is at rank #24,229, tagged as anadj, pronounced [met̪eoɾoˈloxiko].

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 54379, this pair ranks #83,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of meteorológicas vs meteorológico

Shared letters: cegilmortó. Private to "meteorológicas": as. Private to "meteorológico": -.

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

Frequency comparison

meteorológicas#30,150
meteorológico#24,229

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "meteorológicas" and "meteorológico" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([met̪eoɾoˈloxikas] versus [met̪eoɾoˈloxiko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "meteorológicas" or "meteorológico"?
"meteorológico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,229 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.

Remembering meteorológicas vs meteorológico

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list