Which to use
“infidelidad” and “infidelidades” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,571
- “infidelidad” frequency rank
- #45,384
- “infidelidades” frequency rank
- 63955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | infidelidad | infidelidades |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Carencia de fidelidad. | Forma del plural de infidelidad. |
Where the eye mixes infidelidad and infidelidades
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. infidelidad runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCVCVC) against infidelidades's 13 (VCCVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: infidelidad vs infidelidades
A purely visual mix-up. infidelidad ([ĩɱfið̞eliˈð̞að̞]) and infidelidades ([ĩɱfið̞eliˈð̞að̞es]) 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) - “infidelidad” sits inside “infidelidades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
infidelidad is recorded at frequency rank #18,571, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩɱfið̞eliˈð̞að̞]. infidelidades is at rank #45,384, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩɱfið̞eliˈð̞að̞es].
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 63955, this pair ranks #47,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of infidelidad vs infidelidades
Shared letters: adefiln. Private to "infidelidad": -. Private to "infidelidades": s.
"infidelidad" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC · "infidelidades" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- infidelidad ← ifnidelidad · infdielidad · inffidelidad · infiddelidad · infideildad · infideldiad · infideliadd · infidelidadd
- infidelidades ← ifnidelidades · infdielidades · inffidelidades · infiddelidades · infideildades · infideldiades · infideliaddes · infidelidaddes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "infidelidad" for "infidelidades" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "infidelidad" or "infidelidades" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "infidelidad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "infidelidades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,050 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 #47,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.