deseablesvsdeslealesWhat's the difference?

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

#35,986
“deseables” frequency rank
#47,721
“desleales” frequency rank
83707
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature deseables desleales
Definition Forma del plural de deseable. Forma del plural de desleal.

Where the eye mixes deseables and desleales

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. deseables (CVCVVCCVC) and desleales (CVCCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
deseables
9 ch
desleales

Look-alike desk: deseables vs desleales

A purely visual mix-up. deseables ([d̪eseˈaβ̞les]) and desleales ([d̪esleˈales]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

deseables is recorded at frequency rank #35,986, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪eseˈaβ̞les]. desleales is at rank #47,721, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪esleˈales].

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 83707, this pair ranks #7,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of deseables vs desleales

Shared letters: adels. Private to "deseables": b. Private to "desleales": -.

"deseables" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC  ·  "desleales" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • deseables ← ddeseables · deceables · deesables · desaebles · deseabbles · deseabels · deseabless · deseablles
  • desleales ← ddesleales · delseales · deselales · deslaeles · desleaels · deslealess · deslealles · deslealse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "deseables" for "desleales" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eseˈaβ̞les] versus [d̪esleˈales]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "deseables" vs "desleales" - which ranks higher?
"deseables" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,986 in our Spanish list, against #47,721 for "desleales". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "deseables" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "desleales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "deseables" and "desleales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desleal vs desleales". 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 #7,822 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