Which to use
“profecía” and “profecías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,692
- “profecía” frequency rank
- #27,739
- “profecías” frequency rank
- 43431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | profecía | profecías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Predicción clarividente del futuro por resultado de un don especial. | Forma del plural de profecía |
Where the eye mixes profecía and profecías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. profecía runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVV) against profecías's 9 (CCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses profecía with profecías
A purely visual mix-up. profecía ([pɾofeˈsia]) and profecías ([pɾofeˈsias]) 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) - “profecía” sits inside “profecías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
profecía is recorded at frequency rank #15,692, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾofeˈsia]. profecías is at rank #27,739, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾofeˈsias].
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 43431, this pair ranks #142,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of profecía vs profecías
Shared letters: acefoprí. Private to "profecía": -. Private to "profecías": s.
"profecía" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "profecías" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "profecía" for "profecías" ever safe?
Frequency check: "profecía" vs "profecías" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "profecía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "profecías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "profecía" and "profecías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "profecía vs profética". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #142,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.