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

#11,100
“orgánico” frequency rank
#13,754
“orgánicos” frequency rank
24854
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature orgánico orgánicos
Definition Relacionado, derivado o perteneciente a los seres vivos. Forma del plural de orgánico.

Where the eye mixes orgánico and orgánicos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. orgánico runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against orgánicos's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
orgánico
9 ch
orgánicos

Look-alike desk: orgánico vs orgánicos

A purely visual mix-up. orgánico ([oɾˈɣ̞aniko]) and orgánicos ([oɾˈɣ̞anikos]) 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) - “orgánico” sits inside “orgánicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

orgánico is recorded at frequency rank #11,100, classified as anadj, pronounced [oɾˈɣ̞aniko]. orgánicos is at rank #13,754, tagged as anadj, pronounced [oɾˈɣ̞anikos].

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 24854, this pair ranks #239,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of orgánico vs orgánicos

Shared letters: cginorá. Private to "orgánico": -. Private to "orgánicos": s.

"orgánico" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "orgánicos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "orgánico" and "orgánicos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([oɾˈɣ̞aniko] versus [oɾˈɣ̞anikos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "orgánico" vs "orgánicos" - which ranks higher?
"orgánico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,100 in our Spanish list, against #13,754 for "orgánicos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "orgánico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "orgánicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #239,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "orgánico" and "orgánicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "organicen vs orgánicos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #239,197 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