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

#1,819
“inteligente” frequency rank
#4,718
“inteligentes” frequency rank
6537
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature inteligente inteligentes
Definition Que tiene o usa la inteligencia. Forma del plural de inteligente.

Where the eye mixes inteligente and inteligentes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

11 ch
inteligente
12 ch
inteligentes

Look-alike desk: inteligente vs inteligentes

A purely visual mix-up. inteligente ([ĩn̪t̪eliˈxẽn̪t̪e]) and inteligentes ([ĩn̪t̪eliˈxẽn̪t̪es]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “inteligente” sits inside “inteligentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

inteligente is recorded at frequency rank #1,819, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eliˈxẽn̪t̪e]. inteligentes is at rank #4,718, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪eliˈxẽn̪t̪es].

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 6537, this pair ranks #310,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of inteligente vs inteligentes

Shared letters: egilnt. Private to "inteligente": -. Private to "inteligentes": s.

"inteligente" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCV  ·  "inteligentes" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inteligenteinetligente · innteligente · inteilgente · intelgiente · inteliegnte · inteligenet · inteligennte · inteligentte
  • inteligentesinetligentes · innteligentes · inteilgentes · intelgientes · inteliegntes · inteligenets · inteligenntes · inteligentess

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "inteligente" and "inteligentes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪t̪eliˈxẽn̪t̪e] versus [ĩn̪t̪eliˈxẽn̪t̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "inteligente" or "inteligentes" show up more?
"inteligente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,819 in our Spanish list, against #4,718 for "inteligentes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "inteligente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "inteligentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #310,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "inteligente" and "inteligentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inteligente vs intelligence". 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 #310,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list