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Which to use

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

#6,834
“tecnológica” frequency rank
#10,771
“tecnológicas” frequency rank
17605
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tecnológica tecnológicas
Definition Forma del femenino de tecnológico. Forma del femenino plural de tecnológico.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set tecnológica and tecnológicas apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
tecnológica
12 ch
tecnológicas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. tecnológica ([t̪eknoˈloxika]) and tecnológicas ([t̪eknoˈloxikas]) 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) - “tecnológica” sits inside “tecnológicas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tecnológica is recorded at frequency rank #6,834, classified as anadj, pronounced [t̪eknoˈloxika]. tecnológicas is at rank #10,771, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t̪eknoˈloxikas].

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 17605, this pair ranks #271,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tecnológica vs tecnológicas

Shared letters: acegilnotó. Private to "tecnológica": -. Private to "tecnológicas": s.

"tecnológica" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCV  ·  "tecnológicas" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

tecnológica#6,834
tecnológicas#10,771

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tecnológica" and "tecnológicas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪eknoˈloxika] versus [t̪eknoˈloxikas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tecnológica" or "tecnológicas"?
"tecnológica" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,834 in our Spanish list, against #10,771 for "tecnológicas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering tecnológica vs tecnológicas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “tecnológica” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list