concejalvsconcejalesWhat's the difference?

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

#7,690
“concejal” frequency rank
#10,292
“concejales” frequency rank
17982
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concejal concejales
Definition Individuo de un concejo o ayuntamiento. Forma del plural de concejal.

Where the eye mixes concejal and concejales

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. concejal runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against concejales's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
concejal
10 ch
concejales

Visual trap between concejal and concejales

A purely visual mix-up. concejal ([kõnseˈxal]) and concejales ([kõnseˈxales]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “concejal” sits inside “concejales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concejal is recorded at frequency rank #7,690, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõnseˈxal]. concejales is at rank #10,292, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõnseˈxales].

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 17982, this pair ranks #269,834 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of concejal vs concejales

Shared letters: acejlno. Private to "concejal": -. Private to "concejales": s.

"concejal" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "concejales" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concejalcconcejal · cnocejal · cocnejal · conccejal · conceajl · concejall · concejjal · concejla
  • concejalescconcejales · cnocejales · cocnejales · conccejales · conceajles · concejaels · concejaless · concejalles

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "concejal" and "concejales" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõnseˈxal] versus [kõnseˈxales]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "concejal" or "concejales"?
"concejal" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,690 in our Spanish list, against #10,292 for "concejales". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "concejal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concejales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #269,834 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concejal" and "concejales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concedan vs concejal". 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 #269,834 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