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Which to use

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

#7,649
“abundante” frequency rank
#10,601
“abundantes” frequency rank
18250
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abundante abundantes
Definition Que posee en abundancia. Forma del plural de abundante.

Where the eye mixes abundante and abundantes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. abundante runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCCV) against abundantes's 10 (VCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
abundante
10 ch
abundantes

Why the eye confuses abundante with abundantes

A purely visual mix-up. abundante ([aβ̞ũn̪ˈd̪ãn̪t̪e]) and abundantes ([aβ̞ũn̪ˈd̪ãn̪t̪es]) 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) - “abundante” sits inside “abundantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abundante is recorded at frequency rank #7,649, classified as anadj, pronounced [aβ̞ũn̪ˈd̪ãn̪t̪e]. abundantes is at rank #10,601, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aβ̞ũn̪ˈd̪ãn̪t̪es].

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 18250, this pair ranks #268,718 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of abundante vs abundantes

Shared letters: abdentu. Private to "abundante": -. Private to "abundantes": s.

"abundante" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV  ·  "abundantes" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abundante ← abbundante · abnudante · abudnante · abunadnte · abundanet · abundannte · abundantte · abundatne
  • abundantes ← abbundantes · abnudantes · abudnantes · abunadntes · abundanets · abundanntes · abundantess · abundantse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abundante" and "abundantes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aβ̞ũn̪ˈd̪ãn̪t̪e] versus [aβ̞ũn̪ˈd̪ãn̪t̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abundante" or "abundantes"?
"abundante" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,649 in our Spanish list, against #10,601 for "abundantes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "abundante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abundantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #268,718 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abundante" and "abundantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abundante vs andante". 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 #268,718 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