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

#20,082
“indecente” frequency rank
#36,619
“indecentes” frequency rank
56701
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature indecente indecentes
Definition Falto de decencia y de recato. Forma del plural de indecente.

Where the eye mixes indecente and indecentes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. indecente runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCV) against indecentes's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
indecente
10 ch
indecentes

Visual trap between indecente and indecentes

A purely visual mix-up. indecente ([ĩn̪d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪e]) and indecentes ([ĩn̪d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪es]) 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) - “indecente” sits inside “indecentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

indecente is recorded at frequency rank #20,082, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪e]. indecentes is at rank #36,619, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪es].

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 56701, this pair ranks #73,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of indecente vs indecentes

Shared letters: cdeint. Private to "indecente": -. Private to "indecentes": s.

"indecente" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV  ·  "indecentes" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • indecente ← idnecente · indceente · inddecente · indeccente · indecenet · indecennte · indecentte · indecetne
  • indecentes ← idnecentes · indceentes · inddecentes · indeccentes · indecenets · indecenntes · indecentess · indecentse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "indecente" and "indecentes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪e] versus [ĩn̪d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "indecente" vs "indecentes" - which ranks higher?
"indecente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,082 in our Spanish list, against #36,619 for "indecentes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "indecente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "indecentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "indecente" and "indecentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indecentes vs indigentes". 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 #73,483 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