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

#24,285
“psíquica” frequency rank
#46,762
“psíquicas” frequency rank
71047
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature psíquica psíquicas
Definition Forma del femenino de psíquico. Forma del femenino plural de psíquico.

Where the eye mixes psíquica and psíquicas

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

8 ch
psíquica
9 ch
psíquicas

Why the eye confuses psíquica with psíquicas

A purely visual mix-up. psíquica ([ˈsikika]) and psíquicas ([ˈsikikas]) 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) - “psíquica” sits inside “psíquicas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

psíquica is recorded at frequency rank #24,285, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈsikika]. psíquicas is at rank #46,762, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈsikikas].

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 71047, this pair ranks #28,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of psíquica vs psíquicas

Shared letters: acipqsuí. Private to "psíquica": -. Private to "psíquicas": -.

"psíquica" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV  ·  "psíquicas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "psíquica" and "psíquicas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈsikika] versus [ˈsikikas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "psíquica" vs "psíquicas" - which ranks higher?
"psíquica" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,285 in our Spanish list, against #46,762 for "psíquicas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "psíquica" and "psíquicas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "psíquica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "psíquicas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #28,342 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "psíquica" and "psíquicas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "psíquicas vs psiquis". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #28,342 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