constitucionalvsconstitucionalesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#2,201
“constitucional” frequency rank
#7,528
“constitucionales” frequency rank
9729
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature constitucional constitucionales
Definition Que pertenece o concierne a la Constitución de un Estado. Forma del plural de constitucional.

Where the eye mixes constitucional and constitucionales

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. constitucional runs 14 letters (CVCCCVCVCVVCVC) against constitucionales's 16 (CVCCCVCVCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

14 ch
constitucional
16 ch
constitucionales

Look-alike desk: constitucional vs constitucionales

A purely visual mix-up. constitucional ([kõnst̪it̪usjoˈnal]) and constitucionales ([kõnst̪it̪usjoˈnales]) 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) - “constitucional” sits inside “constitucionales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

constitucional is recorded at frequency rank #2,201, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõnst̪it̪usjoˈnal]. constitucionales is at rank #7,528, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõnst̪it̪usjoˈnales].

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 9729, this pair ranks #300,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of constitucional vs constitucionales

Shared letters: acilnostu. Private to "constitucional": -. Private to "constitucionales": e.

"constitucional" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVCVC  ·  "constitucionales" · 16 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • constitucional ← cconstitucional · cnostitucional · connstitucional · consittucional · consstitucional · constitcuional · constittucional · constituccional
  • constitucionales ← cconstitucionales · cnostitucionales · connstitucionales · consittucionales · consstitucionales · constitcuionales · constittucionales · constituccionales

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "constitucional" and "constitucionales" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõnst̪it̪usjoˈnal] versus [kõnst̪it̪usjoˈnales]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "constitucional" vs "constitucionales" - which ranks higher?
"constitucional" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,201 in our Spanish list, against #7,528 for "constitucionales". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "constitucional" and "constitucionales" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "constitucional" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "constitucionales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #300,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "constitucional" and "constitucionales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constitucionales vs constituciones". 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 #300,999 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