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Which to use

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

#36,619
“indecentes” frequency rank
#5,521
“inocentes” frequency rank
42140
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature indecentes inocentes
Definition Forma del plural de indecente. Forma del plural de inocente.

Where the eye mixes indecentes and inocentes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. indecentes runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCVC) against inocentes's 9 (VCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
indecentes
9 ch
inocentes

Visual trap between indecentes and inocentes

A purely visual mix-up. indecentes ([ĩn̪d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪es]) and inocentes ([inoˈsẽn̪t̪es]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

indecentes is recorded at frequency rank #36,619, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪es]. inocentes is at rank #5,521, tagged as anadj, pronounced [inoˈsẽn̪t̪es].

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 42140, this pair ranks #149,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of indecentes vs inocentes

Shared letters: ceinst. Private to "indecentes": d. Private to "inocentes": o.

"indecentes" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC  ·  "inocentes" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • indecentes ← idnecentes · indceentes · inddecentes · indeccentes · indecenets · indecenntes · indecentess · indecentse
  • inocentes ← incoentes · innocentes · inoccentes · inocenets · inocenntes · inocentess · inocentse · inocenttes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "indecentes" and "inocentes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪es] versus [inoˈsẽn̪t̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "indecentes" vs "inocentes" - which ranks higher?
"inocentes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,521 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "indecentes" and "inocentes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "indecentes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "inocentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #149,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "indecentes" and "inocentes" 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 #149,883 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