psíquicasvspsíquicoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#46,762
“psíquicas” frequency rank
#23,563
“psíquico” frequency rank
70325
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature psíquicas psíquico
Definition Forma del femenino plural de psíquico. Propio de, relativo o perteneciente a la psique

Where the eye mixes psíquicas and psíquico

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. psíquicas runs 9 letters (CCVCVVCVC) against psíquico's 8 (CCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
psíquicas
8 ch
psíquico

Visual trap between psíquicas and psíquico

A purely visual mix-up. psíquicas ([ˈsikikas]) and psíquico ([ˈsikiko]) 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 70325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

psíquicas is recorded at frequency rank #46,762, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈsikikas]. psíquico is at rank #23,563, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈsikiko].

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 70325, this pair ranks #29,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of psíquicas vs psíquico

Shared letters: cipqsuí. Private to "psíquicas": a. Private to "psíquico": o.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "psíquicas" and "psíquico" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈsikikas] versus [ˈsikiko]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "psíquicas" vs "psíquico" - which ranks higher?
"psíquico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,563 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "psíquicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "psíquico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #29,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "psíquicas" and "psíquico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "psíquicas vs psiquis". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #29,975 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