indeseablevsindeseablesWhat's the difference?

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

#30,960
“indeseable” frequency rank
#26,891
“indeseables” frequency rank
57851
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature indeseable indeseables
Definition Que no es deseado para nadie. Forma del plural de indeseable.

Where the eye mixes indeseable and indeseables

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

10 ch
indeseable
11 ch
indeseables

Why the eye confuses indeseable with indeseables

A purely visual mix-up. indeseable ([ĩn̪d̪eseˈaβ̞le]) and indeseables ([ĩn̪d̪eseˈaβ̞les]) 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) - “indeseable” sits inside “indeseables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

indeseable is recorded at frequency rank #30,960, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪eseˈaβ̞le]. indeseables is at rank #26,891, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪eseˈaβ̞les].

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 57851, this pair ranks #68,829 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of indeseable vs indeseables

Shared letters: abdeilns. Private to "indeseable": -. Private to "indeseables": -.

"indeseable" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCCV  ·  "indeseables" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • indeseableidneseable · inddeseable · indeceable · indeesable · indesaeble · indeseabble · indeseabel · indeseablle
  • indeseablesidneseables · inddeseables · indeceables · indeesables · indesaebles · indeseabbles · indeseabels · indeseabless

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "indeseable" for "indeseables" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪d̪eseˈaβ̞le] versus [ĩn̪d̪eseˈaβ̞les]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "indeseable" or "indeseables"?
"indeseables" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,891 in our Spanish list, against #30,960 for "indeseable". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "indeseable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "indeseables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #68,829 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "indeseable" and "indeseables" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indeleble vs indeseable". 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 #68,829 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