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

#12,835
“impecable” frequency rank
#39,278
“impecables” frequency rank
52113
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature impecable impecables
Definition Muy limpio, sin mancha alguna, ordenado, completamente libre de impurezas o suciedades. Forma del plural de impecable.

Where the eye mixes impecable and impecables

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
impecable
10 ch
impecables

Look-alike desk: impecable vs impecables

A purely visual mix-up. impecable ([ĩmpeˈkaβ̞le]) and impecables ([ĩmpeˈkaβ̞les]) 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) - “impecable” sits inside “impecables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

impecable is recorded at frequency rank #12,835, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩmpeˈkaβ̞le]. impecables is at rank #39,278, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩmpeˈkaβ̞les].

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 52113, this pair ranks #94,301 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of impecable vs impecables

Shared letters: abceilmp. Private to "impecable": -. Private to "impecables": s.

"impecable" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV  ·  "impecables" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • impecableimepcable · immpecable · impceable · impeacble · impecabble · impecabel · impecablle · impecalbe
  • impecablesimepcables · immpecables · impceables · impeacbles · impecabbles · impecabels · impecabless · impecablles

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "impecable" and "impecables" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmpeˈkaβ̞le] versus [ĩmpeˈkaβ̞les]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "impecable" or "impecables"?
"impecable" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,835 in our Spanish list, against #39,278 for "impecables". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "impecable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "impecables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #94,301 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "impecable" and "impecables" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impecables vs implacables". 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 #94,301 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