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“admirables” and “amigables” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,103
- “admirables” frequency rank
- #24,371
- “amigables” frequency rank
- 69474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | admirables | amigables |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de admirable. | Forma del plural de amigable. |
Where the eye mixes admirables and amigables
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. admirables runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCVC) against amigables's 9 (VCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: admirables vs amigables
A purely visual mix-up. admirables ([að̞miˈɾaβ̞les]) and amigables ([amiˈɣ̞aβ̞les]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
admirables is recorded at frequency rank #45,103, classified as anadj, pronounced [að̞miˈɾaβ̞les]. amigables is at rank #24,371, tagged as anadj, pronounced [amiˈɣ̞aβ̞les].
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 69474, this pair ranks #31,897 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of admirables vs amigables
Shared letters: abeilms. Private to "admirables": dr. Private to "amigables": g.
"admirables" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "amigables" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- admirables ← addmirables · adimrables · admiarbles · admirabbles · admirabels · admirabless · admirablles · admirablse
- amigables ← aimgables · amgiables · amiagbles · amigabbles · amigabels · amigabless · amigablles · amigablse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "admirables" and "amigables" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "admirables" or "amigables" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "admirables" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amigables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,897 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "admirables" and "amigables" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "admirables vs adorables". 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 #31,897 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.