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“militante” and “militantes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,882
- “militante” frequency rank
- #5,131
- “militantes” frequency rank
- 13013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | militante | militantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que milita. | Forma del plural de militante. |
Where the eye mixes militante and militantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. militante runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against militantes's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: militante vs militantes
A purely visual mix-up. militante ([miliˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]) and militantes ([miliˈt̪ãn̪t̪es]) 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) - “militante” sits inside “militantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
militante is recorded at frequency rank #7,882, classified as anadj, pronounced [miliˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]. militantes is at rank #5,131, tagged as anadj, pronounced [miliˈt̪ãn̪t̪es].
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 13013, this pair ranks #289,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of militante vs militantes
Shared letters: aeilmnt. Private to "militante": -. Private to "militantes": s.
"militante" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "militantes" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- militante ← imlitante · miiltante · miliatnte · militanet · militannte · militantte · militatne · militnate
- militantes ← imlitantes · miiltantes · miliatntes · militanets · militanntes · militantess · militantse · militanttes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "militante" and "militantes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "militante" or "militantes"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "militante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "militantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "militante" and "militantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "militan vs militante". 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 #289,450 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.