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

#28,799
“irrefutable” frequency rank
#47,215
“irrefutables” frequency rank
76014
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature irrefutable irrefutables
Definition Que no se puede probar su falsedad o rebatir. Forma del plural de irrefutable.

Where the eye mixes irrefutable and irrefutables

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

11 ch
irrefutable
12 ch
irrefutables

Look-alike desk: irrefutable vs irrefutables

A purely visual mix-up. irrefutable ([irefuˈt̪aβ̞le]) and irrefutables ([irefuˈt̪aβ̞les]) 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) - “irrefutable” sits inside “irrefutables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

irrefutable is recorded at frequency rank #28,799, classified as anadj, pronounced [irefuˈt̪aβ̞le]. irrefutables is at rank #47,215, tagged as anadj, pronounced [irefuˈt̪aβ̞les].

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 76014, this pair ranks #18,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of irrefutable vs irrefutables

Shared letters: abefilrtu. Private to "irrefutable": -. Private to "irrefutables": s.

"irrefutable" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCV  ·  "irrefutables" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • irrefutableirefutable · irerfutable · irreffutable · irreftuable · irrefuatble · irrefutabble · irrefutabel · irrefutablle
  • irrefutablesirefutables · irerfutables · irreffutables · irreftuables · irrefuatbles · irrefutabbles · irrefutabels · irrefutabless

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "irrefutable" for "irrefutables" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([irefuˈt̪aβ̞le] versus [irefuˈt̪aβ̞les]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "irrefutable" or "irrefutables"?
"irrefutable" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,799 in our Spanish list, against #47,215 for "irrefutables". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "irrefutable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "irrefutables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #18,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #18,482 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