psicológicasvspsicológicoWhat's the difference?

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

#19,222
“psicológicas” frequency rank
#8,698
“psicológico” frequency rank
27920
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature psicológicas psicológico
Definition Forma del femenino plural de psicológico. Que pertenece o concierne a la mente, o psique.

Where the eye mixes psicológicas and psicológico

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. psicológicas runs 12 letters (CCVCVCVCVCVC) against psicológico's 11 (CCVCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
psicológicas
11 ch
psicológico

Why the eye confuses psicológicas with psicológico

A purely visual mix-up. psicológicas ([sikoˈloxikas]) and psicológico ([sikoˈloxiko]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

psicológicas is recorded at frequency rank #19,222, classified as anadj, pronounced [sikoˈloxikas]. psicológico is at rank #8,698, tagged as anadj, pronounced [sikoˈloxiko].

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 27920, this pair ranks #224,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of psicológicas vs psicológico

Shared letters: cgilopsó. Private to "psicológicas": a. Private to "psicológico": -.

"psicológicas" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCVC  ·  "psicológico" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "psicológicas" and "psicológico" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([sikoˈloxikas] versus [sikoˈloxiko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "psicológicas" vs "psicológico" - which ranks higher?
"psicológico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,698 in our Spanish list, against #19,222 for "psicológicas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "psicológicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "psicológico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #224,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "psicológicas" and "psicológico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "psicológicas vs psicológicos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #224,526 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