Which to use
“desleal” and “desleales” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,024
- “desleal” frequency rank
- #47,721
- “desleales” frequency rank
- 70745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desleal | desleales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no cumple su palabra o su compromiso de fidelidad, lealtad, veracidad y reciprocidad en el trato honesto. | Forma del plural de desleal. |
Where the eye mixes desleal and desleales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. desleal runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against desleales's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: desleal vs desleales
A purely visual mix-up. desleal ([d̪esleˈal]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “desleal” sits inside “desleales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desleal is recorded at frequency rank #23,024, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪esleˈal]. 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 70745, this pair ranks #29,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desleal vs desleales
Shared letters: adels. Private to "desleal": -. Private to "desleales": -.
"desleal" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "desleales" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "desleal" and "desleales" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "desleal" vs "desleales" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "desleal" and "desleales" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "desleal" 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 #29,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desleal" and "desleales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deseables 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 #29,028 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.