Which to use
“ingente” and “ingentes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,167
- “ingente” frequency rank
- #49,726
- “ingentes” frequency rank
- 83893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ingente | ingentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Muy grande o numeroso | Forma del plural de ingente. |
Where the eye mixes ingente and ingentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ingente vs ingentes
A purely visual mix-up. ingente ([ĩŋˈxẽn̪t̪e]) and ingentes ([ĩŋˈxẽn̪t̪es]) 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) - “ingente” sits inside “ingentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ingente is recorded at frequency rank #34,167, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋˈxẽn̪t̪e]. ingentes is at rank #49,726, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋˈxẽn̪t̪es].
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 83893, this pair ranks #7,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ingente vs ingentes
Shared letters: egint. Private to "ingente": -. Private to "ingentes": s.
"ingente" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "ingentes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ingente" for "ingentes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ingente" vs "ingentes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ingente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ingentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ingente" and "ingentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ingentes vs inventen". 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 #7,620 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.