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Which to use

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

#24,229
“meteorológico” frequency rank
#31,441
“meteorológicos” frequency rank
55670
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature meteorológico meteorológicos
Definition Que pertenece o concierne a la meteorología. Forma del masculino plural de meteorológico.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set meteorológico and meteorológicos apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

13 ch
meteorológico
14 ch
meteorológicos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. meteorológico ([met̪eoɾoˈloxiko]) and meteorológicos ([met̪eoɾoˈloxikos]) 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) - “meteorológico” sits inside “meteorológicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

meteorológico is recorded at frequency rank #24,229, classified as anadj, pronounced [met̪eoɾoˈloxiko]. meteorológicos is at rank #31,441, tagged as anadj, pronounced [met̪eoɾoˈloxikos].

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 55670, this pair ranks #77,871 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of meteorológico vs meteorológicos

Shared letters: cegilmortó. Private to "meteorológico": -. Private to "meteorológicos": s.

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

Frequency comparison

meteorológico#24,229
meteorológicos#31,441

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "meteorológico" and "meteorológicos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([met̪eoɾoˈloxiko] versus [met̪eoɾoˈloxikos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "meteorológico" or "meteorológicos"?
"meteorológico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,229 in our Spanish list, against #31,441 for "meteorológicos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering meteorológico vs meteorológicos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “meteorológico” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list