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“insulten” and “insultes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,011
- “insulten” frequency rank
- #49,081
- “insultes” frequency rank
- 95092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | insulten | insultes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de insultar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de insultar. |
Where the eye mixes insulten and insultes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. insulten and insultes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: insulten vs insultes
A purely visual mix-up. insulten ([ĩnˈsul̪t̪ẽn]) and insultes ([ĩnˈsul̪t̪es]) 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 - n in “insulten” becomes s in “insultes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 95092, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
insulten is recorded at frequency rank #46,011, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩnˈsul̪t̪ẽn]. insultes is at rank #49,081, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩnˈsul̪t̪es].
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 95092, this pair ranks #651 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of insulten vs insultes
Shared letters: eilnstu. Private to "insulten": -. Private to "insultes": -.
"insulten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "insultes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "insulten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "insultes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #651 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "insulten" and "insultes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "incultos vs insultes". 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 #651 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.