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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.
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?
Which is more common, "industrial" or "industriales"?
After this comparison
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- 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.