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

#13,716
“implacable” frequency rank
#39,801
“implacables” frequency rank
53517
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature implacable implacables
Definition De tal ímpetu o intensidad que no se puede aplacar o moderar. Forma del plural de implacable.

Where the eye mixes implacable and implacables

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch
implacable
11 ch
implacables

Look-alike desk: implacable vs implacables

A purely visual mix-up. implacable ([ĩmplaˈkaβ̞le]) and implacables ([ĩmplaˈkaβ̞les]) 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) - “implacable” sits inside “implacables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53517, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

implacable is recorded at frequency rank #13,716, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩmplaˈkaβ̞le]. implacables is at rank #39,801, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩmplaˈkaβ̞les].

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 53517, this pair ranks #87,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of implacable vs implacables

Shared letters: abceilmp. Private to "implacable": -. Private to "implacables": s.

"implacable" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCV  ·  "implacables" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • implacableimlpacable · immplacable · impalcable · implaacble · implacabble · implacabel · implacablle · implacalbe
  • implacablesimlpacables · immplacables · impalcables · implaacbles · implacabbles · implacabels · implacabless · implacablles

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "implacable" and "implacables" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmplaˈkaβ̞le] versus [ĩmplaˈkaβ̞les]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "implacable" or "implacables"?
"implacable" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,716 in our Spanish list, against #39,801 for "implacables". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "implacable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "implacables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #87,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "implacable" and "implacables" 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 #87,493 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