Which to use
“laborables” and “laborales” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,179
- “laborables” frequency rank
- #3,795
- “laborales” frequency rank
- 40974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laborables | laborales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de laborable. | Forma del plural de laboral. |
Where the eye mixes laborables and laborales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. laborables runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVC) against laborales's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between laborables and laborales
A purely visual mix-up. laborables ([laβ̞oˈɾaβ̞les]) and laborales ([laβ̞oˈɾales]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laborables is recorded at frequency rank #37,179, classified as anadj, pronounced [laβ̞oˈɾaβ̞les]. laborales is at rank #3,795, tagged as anadj, pronounced [laβ̞oˈɾales].
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 40974, this pair ranks #156,193 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laborables vs laborales
Shared letters: abelors. Private to "laborables": -. Private to "laborales": -.
"laborables" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "laborales" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- laborables ← alborables · labborables · laboarbles · laborabbles · laborabels · laborabless · laborablles · laborablse
- laborales ← alborales · labborales · laboarles · laboraels · laboraless · laboralles · laboralse · laborlaes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laborables" and "laborales" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "laborables" vs "laborales" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "laborables" and "laborales" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laborables" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laborales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,193 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laborables" and "laborales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labiales vs laborales". 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 #156,193 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.