Which to use
“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.
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
- indeseable ← idneseable · inddeseable · indeceable · indeesable · indesaeble · indeseabble · indeseabel · indeseablle
- indeseables ← idneseables · inddeseables · indeceables · indeesables · indesaebles · indeseabbles · indeseabels · indeseabless
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "indeseable" for "indeseables" ever safe?
Which is more common, "indeseable" or "indeseables"?
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.