Which to use
“indultos” and “insultos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,284
- “indultos” frequency rank
- #6,424
- “insultos” frequency rank
- 45708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | indultos | insultos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de indulto. | Forma del plural de insulto. |
Where the eye mixes indultos and insultos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. indultos and insultos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between indultos and insultos
A purely visual mix-up. indultos ([ĩn̪ˈd̪ul̪t̪os]) and insultos ([ĩnˈsul̪t̪os]) 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 a single letter - d in “indultos” becomes s in “insultos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
indultos is recorded at frequency rank #39,284, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩn̪ˈd̪ul̪t̪os]. insultos is at rank #6,424, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩnˈsul̪t̪os].
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 45708, this pair ranks #129,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of indultos vs insultos
Shared letters: ilnostu. Private to "indultos": d. Private to "insultos": -.
"indultos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "insultos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "indultos" and "insultos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "indultos" vs "insultos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "indultos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "insultos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "indultos" and "insultos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "indultos vs insultes". 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 #129,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.