Which to use
“infernal” and “infernales” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,171
- “infernal” frequency rank
- #43,067
- “infernales” frequency rank
- 60238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infernal | infernales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que pertenece o concierne al infierno. | Forma del plural de infernal. |
Where the eye mixes infernal and infernales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. infernal runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against infernales's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: infernal vs infernales
A purely visual mix-up. infernal ([ĩɱfeɾˈnal]) and infernales ([ĩɱfeɾˈnales]) 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) - “infernal” sits inside “infernales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infernal is recorded at frequency rank #17,171, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩɱfeɾˈnal]. infernales is at rank #43,067, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩɱfeɾˈnales].
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 60238, this pair ranks #59,651 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of infernal vs infernales
Shared letters: aefilnr. Private to "infernal": -. Private to "infernales": s.
"infernal" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "infernales" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- infernal ← ifnernal · inefrnal · infenral · inferanl · infernall · infernla · infernnal · inferrnal
- infernales ← ifnernales · inefrnales · infenrales · inferanles · infernaels · infernaless · infernalles · infernalse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "infernal" for "infernales" ever safe?
Frequency check: "infernal" vs "infernales" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "infernal" and "infernales" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "infernal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infernales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,651 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "infernal" and "infernales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "infernales vs invernales". 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 #59,651 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.