Which to use
“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.
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
- irrefutable ← irefutable · irerfutable · irreffutable · irreftuable · irrefuatble · irrefutabble · irrefutabel · irrefutablle
- irrefutables ← irefutables · irerfutables · irreffutables · irreftuables · irrefuatbles · irrefutabbles · irrefutabels · irrefutabless
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "irrefutable" for "irrefutables" ever safe?
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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.