Which to use
“indigente” and “indigentes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,646
- “indigente” frequency rank
- #25,673
- “indigentes” frequency rank
- 53319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indigente | indigentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Falto de medios para pasar la vida. | Forma del plural de indigente. |
Where the eye mixes indigente and indigentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses indigente with indigentes
A purely visual mix-up. indigente ([ĩn̪d̪iˈxẽn̪t̪e]) and indigentes ([ĩn̪d̪iˈxẽn̪t̪es]) 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) - “indigente” sits inside “indigentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indigente is recorded at frequency rank #27,646, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪iˈxẽn̪t̪e]. indigentes is at rank #25,673, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪iˈxẽn̪t̪es].
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 53319, this pair ranks #88,484 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indigente vs indigentes
Shared letters: degint. Private to "indigente": -. Private to "indigentes": s.
"indigente" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV · "indigentes" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- indigente ← idnigente · inddigente · indgiente · indiegnte · indigenet · indigennte · indigentte · indigetne
- indigentes ← idnigentes · inddigentes · indgientes · indiegntes · indigenets · indigenntes · indigentess · indigentse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "indigente" and "indigentes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "indigente" or "indigentes"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "indigente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "indigentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,484 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indigente" and "indigentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indigentes vs ingentes". 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 #88,484 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.