intocablevsintocablesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#24,912
“intocable” frequency rank
#30,530
“intocables” frequency rank
55442
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature intocable intocables
Definition Que no se puede tocar. Forma del plural de intocable.

Where the eye mixes intocable and intocables

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
intocable
10 ch
intocables

Visual trap between intocable and intocables

A purely visual mix-up. intocable ([ĩn̪t̪oˈkaβ̞le]) and intocables ([ĩn̪t̪oˈkaβ̞les]) 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) - “intocable” sits inside “intocables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

intocable is recorded at frequency rank #24,912, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪oˈkaβ̞le]. intocables is at rank #30,530, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪oˈkaβ̞les].

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 55442, this pair ranks #78,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of intocable vs intocables

Shared letters: abceilnot. Private to "intocable": -. Private to "intocables": s.

"intocable" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV  ·  "intocables" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • intocableinntocable · inotcable · intcoable · intoacble · intocabble · intocabel · intocablle · intocalbe
  • intocablesinntocables · inotcables · intcoables · intoacbles · intocabbles · intocabels · intocabless · intocablles

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "intocable" and "intocables" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩn̪t̪oˈkaβ̞le] versus [ĩn̪t̪oˈkaβ̞les]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "intocable" vs "intocables" - which ranks higher?
"intocable" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,912 in our Spanish list, against #30,530 for "intocables". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "intocable" and "intocables" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "intocable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "intocables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #78,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "intocable" and "intocables" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intachable vs intocable". 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 #78,878 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