instalévsinstalóWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#47,884
“instalé” frequency rank
#13,073
“instaló” frequency rank
60957
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature instalé instaló
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de instalar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de instalar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set instalé and instaló apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
instalé
7 ch
instaló

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. instalé ([ĩnst̪aˈle]) and instaló ([ĩnst̪aˈlo]) 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 a single letter - é in “instalé” becomes ó in “instaló”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

instalé is recorded at frequency rank #47,884, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩnst̪aˈle]. instaló is at rank #13,073, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩnst̪aˈlo].

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 60957, this pair ranks #57,099 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of instalé vs instaló

Shared letters: ailnst. Private to "instalé": é. Private to "instaló": ó.

"instalé" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV  ·  "instaló" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "instalé" and "instaló" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩnst̪aˈle] versus [ĩnst̪aˈlo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "instalé" or "instaló"?
"instaló" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,073 in our Spanish list, against #47,884 for "instalé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list