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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.
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?
Frequency check: "indecente" vs "indecentes" - which ranks higher?
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.