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.
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