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

#47,261
“metodológicas” frequency rank
#49,140
“metodológicos” frequency rank
96401
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature metodológicas metodológicos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de metodológico. Forma del masculino plural de metodológico.

Where the eye mixes metodológicas and metodológicos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.

13 ch
metodológicas
13 ch
metodológicos

Look-alike desk: metodológicas vs metodológicos

A purely visual mix-up. metodológicas ([met̪oð̞oˈloxikas]) and metodológicos ([met̪oð̞oˈloxikos]) 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 a single letter - a in “metodológicas” becomes o in “metodológicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 96401, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

metodológicas is recorded at frequency rank #47,261, classified as anadj, pronounced [met̪oð̞oˈloxikas]. metodológicos is at rank #49,140, tagged as anadj, pronounced [met̪oð̞oˈloxikos].

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 96401, this pair ranks #352 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of metodológicas vs metodológicos

Shared letters: cdegilmostó. Private to "metodológicas": a. Private to "metodológicos": -.

"metodológicas" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVCVC  ·  "metodológicos" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "metodológicas" for "metodológicos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([met̪oð̞oˈloxikas] versus [met̪oð̞oˈloxikos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "metodológicas" or "metodológicos"?
"metodológicas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #47,261 in our Spanish list, against #49,140 for "metodológicos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "metodológicas" and "metodológicos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "metodológicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "metodológicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #352 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "metodológicas" and "metodológicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "metodológica vs metodológicos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #352 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