Which to use
“horrible” and “horribles” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,666
- “horrible” frequency rank
- #8,970
- “horribles” frequency rank
- 11636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | horrible | horribles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que provoca o tiende a provocar horror. | Forma del plural de horrible. |
Where the eye mixes horrible and horribles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. horrible runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against horribles's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: horrible vs horribles
A purely visual mix-up. horrible ([oˈriβ̞le]) and horribles ([oˈriβ̞les]) 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) - “horrible” sits inside “horribles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
horrible is recorded at frequency rank #2,666, classified as anadj, pronounced [oˈriβ̞le]. horribles is at rank #8,970, tagged as anadj, pronounced [oˈriβ̞les].
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 11636, this pair ranks #294,389 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of horrible vs horribles
Shared letters: behilor. Private to "horrible": -. Private to "horribles": s.
"horrible" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "horribles" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "horrible" and "horribles" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "horrible" or "horribles"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "horrible" and "horribles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "horrible" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "horribles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,389 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #294,389 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.