industrialvsindustrialesTell them apart

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

#2,031
“industrial” frequency rank
#4,612
“industriales” frequency rank
6643
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature industrial industriales
Definition Que pertenece o concierne a la industria. Forma del plural de industrial.

Where the eye mixes industrial and industriales

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. industrial runs 10 letters (VCCVCCCVVC) against industriales's 12 (VCCVCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
industrial
12 ch
industriales

Look-alike desk: industrial vs industriales

A purely visual mix-up. industrial ([ĩn̪d̪usˈt̪ɾjal]) and industriales ([ĩn̪d̪usˈt̪ɾjales]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “industrial” sits inside “industriales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

industrial is recorded at frequency rank #2,031, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪usˈt̪ɾjal]. industriales is at rank #4,612, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪d̪usˈt̪ɾjales].

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 6643, this pair ranks #310,193 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of industrial vs industriales

Shared letters: adilnrstu. Private to "industrial": -. Private to "industriales": e.

"industrial" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVC  ·  "industriales" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • industrial ← idnustrial · inddustrial · indsutrial · indusrtial · indusstrial · industiral · industrail · industriall
  • industriales ← idnustriales · inddustriales · indsutriales · indusrtiales · indusstriales · industirales · industrailes · industriaels

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "industrial" and "industriales" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪d̪usˈt̪ɾjal] versus [ĩn̪d̪usˈt̪ɾjales]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "industrial" or "industriales"?
"industrial" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,031 in our Spanish list, against #4,612 for "industriales". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "industrial" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "industriales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #310,193 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "industrial" and "industriales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "industriales vs industries". 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 #310,193 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