Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "inmoral" and "inmorales" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.