increíblevsincreíblesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#1,293
“increíble” frequency rank
#7,176
“increíbles” frequency rank
8469
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature increíble increíbles
Definition Imposible o difícil de creerse. Forma del plural de increíble.

Where the eye mixes increíble and increíbles

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

9 ch
increíble
10 ch
increíbles

Look-alike desk: increíble vs increíbles

A purely visual mix-up. increíble ([ĩŋkɾeˈiβ̞le]) and increíbles ([ĩŋkɾeˈiβ̞les]) 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) - “increíble” sits inside “increíbles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

increíble is recorded at frequency rank #1,293, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋkɾeˈiβ̞le]. increíbles is at rank #7,176, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋkɾeˈiβ̞les].

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 8469, this pair ranks #304,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of increíble vs increíbles

Shared letters: bceilnrí. Private to "increíble": -. Private to "increíbles": s.

"increíble" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCCV  ·  "increíbles" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "increíble" and "increíbles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋkɾeˈiβ̞le] versus [ĩŋkɾeˈiβ̞les]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "increíble" vs "increíbles" - which ranks higher?
"increíble" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,293 in our Spanish list, against #7,176 for "increíbles". 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 "increíble" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "increíbles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #304,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics

Confusion rank #304,900 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