considerablevsconsiderablesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#5,294
“considerable” frequency rank
#17,925
“considerables” frequency rank
23219
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature considerable considerables
Definition Que es digno de ser tomado en cuenta o de considerar Forma del plural de considerable.

Where the eye mixes considerable and considerables

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.

12 ch
considerable
13 ch
considerables

Why the eye confuses considerable with considerables

A purely visual mix-up. considerable ([kõnsið̞eˈɾaβ̞le]) and considerables ([kõnsið̞eˈɾaβ̞les]) 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) - “considerable” sits inside “considerables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23219, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

considerable is recorded at frequency rank #5,294, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõnsið̞eˈɾaβ̞le]. considerables is at rank #17,925, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõnsið̞eˈɾaβ̞les].

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 23219, this pair ranks #246,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of considerable vs considerables

Shared letters: abcdeilnors. Private to "considerable": -. Private to "considerables": -.

"considerable" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCCV  ·  "considerables" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • considerablecconsiderable · cnosiderable · conciderable · conisderable · connsiderable · consdierable · considderable · considearble
  • considerablescconsiderables · cnosiderables · conciderables · conisderables · connsiderables · consdierables · considderables · considearbles

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "considerable" and "considerables" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõnsið̞eˈɾaβ̞le] versus [kõnsið̞eˈɾaβ̞les]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "considerable" vs "considerables" - which ranks higher?
"considerable" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,294 in our Spanish list, against #17,925 for "considerables". 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 "considerable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "considerables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #246,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "considerable" and "considerables" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consideraban vs considerable". 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 #246,796 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