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

#7,381
“aceptable” frequency rank
#20,551
“aceptables” frequency rank
27932
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aceptable aceptables
Definition Que esta en condiciones o cumple con los requisitos para ser aceptado. Forma del plural de aceptable.

Where the eye mixes aceptable and aceptables

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

9 ch
aceptable
10 ch
aceptables

Why the eye confuses aceptable with aceptables

A purely visual mix-up. aceptable ([asepˈt̪aβ̞le]) and aceptables ([asepˈt̪aβ̞les]) 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) - “aceptable” sits inside “aceptables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aceptable is recorded at frequency rank #7,381, classified as anadj, pronounced [asepˈt̪aβ̞le]. aceptables is at rank #20,551, tagged as anadj, pronounced [asepˈt̪aβ̞les].

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 27932, this pair ranks #224,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aceptable vs aceptables

Shared letters: abcelpt. Private to "aceptable": -. Private to "aceptables": s.

"aceptable" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV  ·  "aceptables" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aceptable ← acceptable · acepatble · acepptable · aceptabble · aceptabel · aceptablle · aceptalbe · aceptavle
  • aceptables ← acceptables · acepatbles · acepptables · aceptabbles · aceptabels · aceptabless · aceptablles · aceptablse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aceptable" and "aceptables" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([asepˈt̪aβ̞le] versus [asepˈt̪aβ̞les]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aceptable" vs "aceptables" - which ranks higher?
"aceptable" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,381 in our Spanish list, against #20,551 for "aceptables". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aceptable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aceptables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #224,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aceptable" and "aceptables" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aceptable vs aceptaré". 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 #224,472 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