Which to use
“incontrolable” and “incontrolables” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,958
- “incontrolable” frequency rank
- #49,073
- “incontrolables” frequency rank
- 80031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | incontrolable | incontrolables |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no puede ser controlado. | Forma del plural de incontrolable. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set incontrolable and incontrolables apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. incontrolable ([ĩŋkõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaβ̞le]) and incontrolables ([ĩŋkõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaβ̞les]) 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) - “incontrolable” sits inside “incontrolables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
incontrolable is recorded at frequency rank #30,958, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋkõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaβ̞le]. incontrolables is at rank #49,073, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋkõn̪t̪ɾoˈlaβ̞les].
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 80031, this pair ranks #12,198 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of incontrolable vs incontrolables
Shared letters: abceilnort. Private to "incontrolable": -. Private to "incontrolables": s.
"incontrolable" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVCCV · "incontrolables" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- incontrolable ← icnontrolable · inccontrolable · incnotrolable · inconntrolable · inconrtolable · incontorlable · incontrloable · incontroalble
- incontrolables ← icnontrolables · inccontrolables · incnotrolables · inconntrolables · inconrtolables · incontorlables · incontrloables · incontroalbles
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering incontrolable vs incontrolables
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- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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