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

#30,970
“invalidez” frequency rank
#43,076
“inválidos” frequency rank
74046
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature invalidez inválidos
Definition Calidad de inválido. Forma del plural de inválido.

Where the eye mixes invalidez and inválidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. invalidez and inválidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
invalidez
9 ch
inválidos

Visual trap between invalidez and inválidos

A purely visual mix-up. invalidez ([ĩmbaliˈð̞es]) and inválidos ([ĩmˈbalið̞os]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

invalidez is recorded at frequency rank #30,970, classified as anoun, pronounced [ĩmbaliˈð̞es]. inválidos is at rank #43,076, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩmˈbalið̞os].

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 74046, this pair ranks #22,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of invalidez vs inválidos

Shared letters: dilnv. Private to "invalidez": aez. Private to "inválidos": osá.

"invalidez" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "inválidos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • invalidez ← inavlidez · inbalidez · innvalidez · invaildez · invaldiez · invaliddez · invalidezz · invalidze

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "invalidez" and "inválidos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmbaliˈð̞es] versus [ĩmˈbalið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "invalidez" vs "inválidos" - which ranks higher?
"invalidez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,970 in our Spanish list, against #43,076 for "inválidos". 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 "invalidez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "inválidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #22,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "invalidez" and "inválidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invadidos vs inválidos". 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 #22,057 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