Which to use
“afable” and “amables” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,033
- “afable” frequency rank
- #10,969
- “amables” frequency rank
- 50002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afable | amables |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho de una persona, de trato cordial y agradable. | Forma del plural de amable. |
Where the eye mixes afable and amables
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: afable vs amables
A purely visual mix-up. afable ([aˈfaβ̞le]) and amables ([aˈmaβ̞les]) 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 50002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afable is recorded at frequency rank #39,033, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈfaβ̞le]. amables is at rank #10,969, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈmaβ̞les].
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 50002, this pair ranks #105,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of afable vs amables
Shared letters: abel. Private to "afable": f. Private to "amables": ms.
"afable" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "amables" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "afable" and "amables" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "afable" or "amables" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "afable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afable" and "amables" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amabas vs amables". 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 #105,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.