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

#14,385
“inmoral” frequency rank
#32,712
“inmorales” frequency rank
47097
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inmoral inmorales
Definition Que falta a la moralidad vigente o a las buenas costumbres, o no la sigue. Dícese de una acción: contraria a la ética. Forma del plural de inmoral.

Where the eye mixes inmoral and inmorales

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. inmoral runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against inmorales's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
inmoral
9 ch
inmorales

Look-alike desk: inmoral vs inmorales

A purely visual mix-up. inmoral ([ĩmmoˈɾal]) and inmorales ([ĩmmoˈɾales]) 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) - “inmoral” sits inside “inmorales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inmoral is recorded at frequency rank #14,385, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩmmoˈɾal]. inmorales is at rank #32,712, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩmmoˈɾales].

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 47097, this pair ranks #121,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of inmoral vs inmorales

Shared letters: ailmnor. Private to "inmoral": -. Private to "inmorales": es.

"inmoral" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "inmorales" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inmoral ← imnoral · inmmoral · inmoarl · inmorall · inmorla · inmorral · inmroal · innmoral
  • inmorales ← imnorales · inmmorales · inmoarles · inmoraels · inmoraless · inmoralles · inmoralse · inmorlaes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "inmoral" and "inmorales" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmmoˈɾal] versus [ĩmmoˈɾales]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "inmoral" or "inmorales" show up more?
"inmoral" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,385 in our Spanish list, against #32,712 for "inmorales". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "inmoral" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "inmorales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #121,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inmoral" and "inmorales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inmorales vs inmóviles". 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 #121,961 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