incoherentevsincoherentesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#30,113
“incoherente” frequency rank
#45,371
“incoherentes” frequency rank
75484
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incoherente incoherentes
Definition Que no es coherente. Forma del plural de incoherente.

Where the eye mixes incoherente and incoherentes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. incoherente runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCVCCV) against incoherentes's 12 (VCCVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
incoherente
12 ch
incoherentes

Why the eye confuses incoherente with incoherentes

A purely visual mix-up. incoherente ([ĩŋkoeˈɾẽn̪t̪e]) and incoherentes ([ĩŋkoeˈɾẽn̪t̪es]) 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) - “incoherente” sits inside “incoherentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

incoherente is recorded at frequency rank #30,113, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋkoeˈɾẽn̪t̪e]. incoherentes is at rank #45,371, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋkoeˈɾẽn̪t̪es].

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 75484, this pair ranks #19,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of incoherente vs incoherentes

Shared letters: cehinort. Private to "incoherente": -. Private to "incoherentes": s.

"incoherente" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCV  ·  "incoherentes" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incoherente ← icnoherente · inccoherente · inchoerente · incoehrente · incoheernte · incoherenet · incoherennte · incoherentte
  • incoherentes ← icnoherentes · inccoherentes · inchoerentes · incoehrentes · incoheerntes · incoherenets · incoherenntes · incoherentess

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "incoherente" and "incoherentes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋkoeˈɾẽn̪t̪e] versus [ĩŋkoeˈɾẽn̪t̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "incoherente" or "incoherentes"?
"incoherente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,113 in our Spanish list, against #45,371 for "incoherentes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "incoherente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "incoherentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "incoherente" and "incoherentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incoherentes vs inherentes". 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 #19,456 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