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Which to use

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

#21,288
“cuestionable” frequency rank
#37,004
“cuestionables” frequency rank
58292
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cuestionable cuestionables
Definition Dudoso, problemático y que se puede disputar o controvertir. Forma del plural de cuestionable.

Where the eye mixes cuestionable and cuestionables

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. cuestionable runs 12 letters (CVVCCVVCVCCV) against cuestionables's 13 (CVVCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
cuestionable
13 ch
cuestionables

Look-alike desk: cuestionable vs cuestionables

A purely visual mix-up. cuestionable ([kwest̪joˈnaβ̞le]) and cuestionables ([kwest̪joˈnaβ̞les]) 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) - “cuestionable” sits inside “cuestionables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cuestionable is recorded at frequency rank #21,288, classified as anadj, pronounced [kwest̪joˈnaβ̞le]. cuestionables is at rank #37,004, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kwest̪joˈnaβ̞les].

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 58292, this pair ranks #67,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cuestionable vs cuestionables

Shared letters: abceilnostu. Private to "cuestionable": -. Private to "cuestionables": -.

"cuestionable" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVCCV  ·  "cuestionables" · 13 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cuestionable ← ccuestionable · ceustionable · cuesitonable · cuesstionable · cuestinoable · cuestioanble · cuestionabble · cuestionabel
  • cuestionables ← ccuestionables · ceustionables · cuesitonables · cuesstionables · cuestinoables · cuestioanbles · cuestionabbles · cuestionabels

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cuestionable" for "cuestionables" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kwest̪joˈnaβ̞le] versus [kwest̪joˈnaβ̞les]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cuestionable" vs "cuestionables" - which ranks higher?
"cuestionable" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,288 in our Spanish list, against #37,004 for "cuestionables". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cuestionable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cuestionables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cuestionable" and "cuestionables" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuestionable vs cuestionarse". 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 #67,009 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