Which to use
“insultes” is a verb and “insulto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,081
- “insultes” frequency rank
- #7,315
- “insulto” frequency rank
- 56396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | insultes | insulto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de insultar. | Cualquier palabra o afirmación despectiva y desagradable dirigida a una persona o grupo con intención de ofender. |
Where the eye mixes insultes and insulto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between insultes and insulto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: insultes is [ĩnˈsul̪t̪es] while insulto is [ĩnˈsul̪t̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
insultes is recorded at frequency rank #49,081, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩnˈsul̪t̪es]. insulto is at rank #7,315, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩnˈsul̪t̪o].
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 56396, this pair ranks #74,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of insultes vs insulto
Shared letters: ilnstu. Private to "insultes": e. Private to "insulto": o.
"insultes" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "insulto" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "insultes" for "insulto" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "insultes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "insulto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "insultes" and "insulto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "insulten 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 #74,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.