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

#21,522
“térmico” frequency rank
#39,509
“térmicos” frequency rank
61031
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature térmico térmicos
Definition Que pertenece o concierne al calor o a la temperatura. Forma del plural de térmico.

Where the eye mixes térmico and térmicos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
térmico
8 ch
térmicos

Look-alike desk: térmico vs térmicos

A purely visual mix-up. térmico ([ˈt̪eɾmiko]) and térmicos ([ˈt̪eɾmikos]) 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) - “térmico” sits inside “térmicos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

térmico is recorded at frequency rank #21,522, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪eɾmiko]. térmicos is at rank #39,509, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪eɾmikos].

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 61031, this pair ranks #56,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of térmico vs térmicos

Shared letters: cimorté. Private to "térmico": -. Private to "térmicos": s.

"térmico" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "térmicos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "térmico" for "térmicos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈt̪eɾmiko] versus [ˈt̪eɾmikos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "térmico" vs "térmicos" - which ranks higher?
"térmico" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,522 in our Spanish list, against #39,509 for "térmicos". 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 "térmico" and "térmicos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "térmico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "térmicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #56,867 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "térmico" and "térmicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "térmicos vs termos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #56,867 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