Which to use
“culpable” and “culpables” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,923
- “culpable” frequency rank
- #6,506
- “culpables” frequency rank
- 9429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | culpable | culpables |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dice de la persona de la cual se sabe que ha cometido una falta moral o legal. | Forma del plural de culpable. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set culpable and culpables apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. culpable ([kulˈpaβ̞le]) and culpables ([kulˈpaβ̞les]) 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) - “culpable” sits inside “culpables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
culpable is recorded at frequency rank #2,923, classified as anadj, pronounced [kulˈpaβ̞le]. culpables is at rank #6,506, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kulˈpaβ̞les].
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 9429, this pair ranks #301,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of culpable vs culpables
Shared letters: abcelpu. Private to "culpable": -. Private to "culpables": s.
"culpable" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "culpables" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "culpable" and "culpables" be used interchangeably?
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Remembering culpable vs culpables
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “culpable” entry
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