psicológicovspsicológicosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,698
“psicológico” frequency rank
#15,459
“psicológicos” frequency rank
24157
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes psicológico and psicológicos

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

11 ch
psicológico
12 ch
psicológicos

Why the eye confuses psicológico with psicológicos

A purely visual mix-up. psicológico ([sikoˈloxiko]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “psicológico” sits inside “psicológicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24157, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

psicológico is recorded at frequency rank #8,698, classified as anadj, pronounced [sikoˈloxiko]. 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 24157, this pair ranks #242,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of psicológico vs psicológicos

Shared letters: cgilopsó. Private to "psicológico": -. Private to "psicológicos": -.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "psicológico" and "psicológicos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([sikoˈloxiko] versus [sikoˈloxikos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "psicológico" or "psicológicos"?
"psicológico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,698 in our Spanish list, against #15,459 for "psicológicos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "psicológico" 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 #242,457 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "psicológico" and "psicológicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "psicológicas vs psicológicos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #242,457 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