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 eye mixes meteorológico and meteorológicos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. meteorológico runs 13 letters (CVCVVCVCVCVCV) against meteorológicos's 14 (CVCVVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses meteorológico with meteorológicos
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "meteorológico" for "meteorológicos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "meteorológico" vs "meteorológicos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "meteorológico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "meteorológicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,871 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "meteorológico" and "meteorológicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "meteorológicos vs metodológicos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #77,871 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.