Which to use
“infalible” and “infalibles” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,059
- “infalible” frequency rank
- #49,724
- “infalibles” frequency rank
- 71783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infalible | infalibles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no tiene la posibilidad de equivocarse, errar ni fallar; que nunca tiene fallas ni errores. | Forma del plural de infalible. |
Where the eye mixes infalible and infalibles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. infalible runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCV) against infalibles's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between infalible and infalibles
A purely visual mix-up. infalible ([ĩɱfaˈliβ̞le]) and infalibles ([ĩɱfaˈliβ̞les]) 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) - “infalible” sits inside “infalibles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infalible is recorded at frequency rank #22,059, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩɱfaˈliβ̞le]. infalibles is at rank #49,724, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩɱfaˈliβ̞les].
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 71783, this pair ranks #26,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of infalible vs infalibles
Shared letters: abefiln. Private to "infalible": -. Private to "infalibles": s.
"infalible" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV · "infalibles" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- infalible ← ifnalible · inaflible · infailble · infalbile · infalibble · infalibel · infaliblle · infalilbe
- infalibles ← ifnalibles · inaflibles · infailbles · infalbiles · infalibbles · infalibels · infalibless · infaliblles
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "infalible" and "infalibles" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "infalible" or "infalibles"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "infalible" and "infalibles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "infalible" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infalibles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #26,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.