Which to use
“psicológicas” and “psicológicos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,222
- “psicológicas” frequency rank
- #15,459
- “psicológicos” frequency rank
- 34681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | psicológicas | psicológicos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de psicológico. | Forma del masculino plural de psicológico. |
Where the eye mixes psicológicas and psicológicos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. psicológicas and psicológicos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: psicológicas vs psicológicos
A purely visual mix-up. psicológicas ([sikoˈloxikas]) and psicológicos ([sikoˈloxikos]) 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 “psicológicas” becomes o in “psicológicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34681, 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]. psicológicos is at rank #15,459, tagged as anadj, pronounced [sikoˈloxikos].
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 34681, this pair ranks #190,162 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of psicológicas vs psicológicos
Shared letters: cgilopsó. Private to "psicológicas": a. Private to "psicológicos": -.
"psicológicas" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCVC · "psicológicos" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "psicológicas" for "psicológicos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "psicológicas" or "psicológicos" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "psicológicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "psicológicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,162 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "psicológicas" and "psicológicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "psicológicos vs psicólogos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #190,162 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.