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

#29,184
“eminente” frequency rank
#42,975
“eminentes” frequency rank
72159
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature eminente eminentes
Definition Que sobresale por encima del grupo en el que se encuentra. Forma del plural de eminente.

Where the eye mixes eminente and eminentes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
eminente
9 ch
eminentes

Look-alike desk: eminente vs eminentes

A purely visual mix-up. eminente ([emiˈnẽn̪t̪e]) and eminentes ([emiˈnẽn̪t̪es]) 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) - “eminente” sits inside “eminentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

eminente is recorded at frequency rank #29,184, classified as anadj, pronounced [emiˈnẽn̪t̪e]. eminentes is at rank #42,975, tagged as anadj, pronounced [emiˈnẽn̪t̪es].

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 72159, this pair ranks #25,979 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of eminente vs eminentes

Shared letters: eimnt. Private to "eminente": -. Private to "eminentes": s.

"eminente" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV  ·  "eminentes" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • eminenteeimnente · emiennte · eminenet · eminennte · eminentte · eminetne · eminnente · eminnete
  • eminenteseimnentes · emienntes · eminenets · eminenntes · eminentess · eminentse · eminenttes · eminetnes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "eminente" and "eminentes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([emiˈnẽn̪t̪e] versus [emiˈnẽn̪t̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "eminente" vs "eminentes" - which ranks higher?
"eminente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,184 in our Spanish list, against #42,975 for "eminentes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "eminente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "eminentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #25,979 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "eminente" and "eminentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eminentes vs exigentes". 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 #25,979 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