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.
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
- considerable ← cconsiderable · cnosiderable · conciderable · conisderable · connsiderable · consdierable · considderable · considearble
- considerables ← cconsiderables · cnosiderables · conciderables · conisderables · connsiderables · consdierables · considderables · considearbles
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "considerable" and "considerables" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "considerable" vs "considerables" - which ranks higher?
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.