Which to use
“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.
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
- inteligente ← inetligente · innteligente · inteilgente · intelgiente · inteliegnte · inteligenet · inteligennte · inteligentte
- inteligentes ← inetligentes · innteligentes · inteilgentes · intelgientes · inteliegntes · inteligenets · inteligenntes · inteligentess
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "inteligente" and "inteligentes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "inteligente" or "inteligentes" show up more?
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.