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

#30,708
“térmicas” frequency rank
#39,485
“termitas” frequency rank
70193
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature térmicas termitas
Definition Forma del plural de térmica. Forma del plural de termita.

Where the eye mixes térmicas and termitas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. térmicas and termitas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
térmicas
8 ch
termitas

Visual trap between térmicas and termitas

A purely visual mix-up. térmicas ([ˈt̪eɾmikas]) and termitas ([t̪eɾˈmit̪as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

térmicas is recorded at frequency rank #30,708, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪eɾmikas]. termitas is at rank #39,485, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪eɾˈmit̪as].

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 70193, this pair ranks #30,269 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of térmicas vs termitas

Shared letters: aimrst. Private to "térmicas": cé. Private to "termitas": e.

"térmicas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "termitas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • termitas ← etrmitas · temritas · terimtas · termiats · termitass · termitsa · termittas · termmitas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "térmicas" for "termitas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪eɾmikas] versus [t̪eɾˈmit̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "térmicas" or "termitas" show up more?
"térmicas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,708 in our Spanish list, against #39,485 for "termitas". 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 "térmicas" and "termitas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "térmicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "termitas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #30,269 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "térmicas" and "termitas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "térmicos vs termitas". 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 #30,269 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