Which to use
“letal” and “letales” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,365
- “letal” frequency rank
- #24,210
- “letales” frequency rank
- 34575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | letal | letales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que provoca o puede causar la muerte | Forma del plural de letal. |
Where the eye mixes letal and letales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between letal and letales
A purely visual mix-up. letal ([leˈt̪al]) and letales ([leˈt̪ales]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “letal” sits inside “letales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
letal is recorded at frequency rank #10,365, classified as anadj, pronounced [leˈt̪al]. letales is at rank #24,210, tagged as anadj, pronounced [leˈt̪ales].
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 34575, this pair ranks #190,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of letal vs letales
Shared letters: aelt. Private to "letal": -. Private to "letales": s.
"letal" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "letales" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "letal" and "letales" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "letal" vs "letales" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "letal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "letales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "letal" and "letales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leían vs letal". 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 #190,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.