psíquicasvspsiquisConfusable pair

Quick tell: psíquicas is a adjective, psiquis is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“psíquicas” is an adjective and “psiquis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,762
“psíquicas” frequency rank
#42,643
“psiquis” frequency rank
89405
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature psíquicas psiquis
Definition Forma del femenino plural de psíquico. Variante de psique.

Where the eye mixes psíquicas and psiquis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. psíquicas runs 9 letters (CCVCVVCVC) against psiquis's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
psíquicas
7 ch
psiquis

Visual trap between psíquicas and psiquis

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: psíquicas is [ˈsikikas] while psiquis is [ˈsikis]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89405, 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]. psiquis is at rank #42,643, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsikis].

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 89405, this pair ranks #3,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of psíquicas vs psiquis

Shared letters: ipqsu. Private to "psíquicas": ací. Private to "psiquis": -.

"psíquicas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC  ·  "psiquis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • psiquis ← pciquis · pisquis · ppsiquis · psiqius · psiqquis · psiquiss · psiqusi · psiuqis

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "psíquicas" and "psiquis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "psíquicas" is an adjective and "psiquis" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "psíquicas" or "psiquis" show up more?
"psiquis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,643 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.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "psíquicas" and "psiquis" 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 "psiquis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #3,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "psíquicas" and "psiquis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "psíquicas vs psíquicos". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #3,160 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