Which to use
“intolerable” and “intolerante” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,093
- “intolerable” frequency rank
- #23,102
- “intolerante” frequency rank
- 43195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | intolerable | intolerante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no se puede tolerar. | Que no respeta las opiniones, ideas, creencias o costumbres que no corresponden con las propias. |
Where the eye mixes intolerable and intolerante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between intolerable and intolerante
A purely visual mix-up. intolerable ([ĩn̪t̪oleˈɾaβ̞le]) and intolerante ([ĩn̪t̪oleˈɾãn̪t̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
intolerable is recorded at frequency rank #20,093, classified as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪oleˈɾaβ̞le]. intolerante is at rank #23,102, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ĩn̪t̪oleˈɾãn̪t̪e].
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 43195, this pair ranks #144,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of intolerable vs intolerante
Shared letters: aeilnort. Private to "intolerable": b. Private to "intolerante": -.
"intolerable" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCV · "intolerante" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- intolerable ← inntolerable · inotlerable · intloerable · intoelrable · intolearble · intolerabble · intolerabel · intolerablle
- intolerante ← inntolerante · inotlerante · intloerante · intoelrante · intolearnte · intoleranet · intolerannte · intolerantte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "intolerable" and "intolerante" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "intolerable" or "intolerante" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "intolerable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "intolerante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "intolerable" and "intolerante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "intolerante vs intolerantes". 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 #144,036 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.