incurablevsinmutableConfusable pair

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

#35,560
“incurable” frequency rank
#40,891
“inmutable” frequency rank
76451
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature incurable inmutable
Definition Que no es posible curar o no se puede sanar. Que no es mudable.

Where the eye mixes incurable and inmutable

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
incurable
9 ch
inmutable

Visual trap between incurable and inmutable

A purely visual mix-up. incurable ([ĩŋkuˈɾaβ̞le]) and inmutable ([ĩmmuˈt̪aβ̞le]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

incurable is recorded at frequency rank #35,560, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋkuˈɾaβ̞le]. inmutable is at rank #40,891, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩmmuˈt̪aβ̞le].

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 76451, this pair ranks #17,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of incurable vs inmutable

Shared letters: abeilnu. Private to "incurable": cr. Private to "inmutable": mt.

"incurable" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV  ·  "inmutable" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • incurableicnurable · inccurable · incruable · incuarble · incurabble · incurabel · incurablle · incuralbe
  • inmutableimnutable · inmmutable · inmtuable · inmuatble · inmutabble · inmutabel · inmutablle · inmutalbe

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "incurable" and "inmutable" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋkuˈɾaβ̞le] versus [ĩmmuˈt̪aβ̞le]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "incurable" or "inmutable"?
"incurable" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,560 in our Spanish list, against #40,891 for "inmutable". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "incurable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "inmutable" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #17,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "incurable" and "inmutable" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infumable vs inmutable". 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 #17,746 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