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“inglesa” and “ingleses” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,797
“inglesa” frequency rank
#5,118
“ingleses” frequency rank
9915
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inglesa ingleses
Definition Forma del femenino singular de inglés. Forma del masculino plural de inglés.

Where the eye mixes inglesa and ingleses

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. inglesa runs 7 letters (VCCCVCV) against ingleses's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
inglesa
8 ch
ingleses

Look-alike desk: inglesa vs ingleses

A purely visual mix-up. inglesa ([ĩŋˈglesa]) and ingleses ([ĩŋˈgleses]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inglesa is recorded at frequency rank #4,797, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋˈglesa]. ingleses is at rank #5,118, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩŋˈgleses].

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 9915, this pair ranks #300,436 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of inglesa vs ingleses

Shared letters: egilns. Private to "inglesa": a. Private to "ingleses": -.

"inglesa" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV  ·  "ingleses" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inglesa ← ignlesa · ingelsa · ingglesa · ingleas · inglessa · ingllesa · inglsea · inlgesa
  • ingleses ← ignleses · ingelses · inggleses · ingleces · ingleess · inglesess · inglesse · inglesses

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "inglesa" and "ingleses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩŋˈglesa] versus [ĩŋˈgleses]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "inglesa" or "ingleses"?
"inglesa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,797 in our Spanish list, against #5,118 for "ingleses". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "inglesa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ingleses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #300,436 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inglesa" and "ingleses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ingle vs inglesa". 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 #300,436 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list