Which to use
“miserable” and “miserables” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,036
- “miserable” frequency rank
- #12,005
- “miserables” frequency rank
- 19041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | miserable | miserables |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que está en una condición o situación de pobreza, miseria, carencia o necesidad, especialmente económica. | Forma del plural de miserable. |
Where the eye mixes miserable and miserables
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses miserable with miserables
A purely visual mix-up. miserable ([miseˈɾaβ̞le]) and miserables ([miseˈɾaβ̞les]) 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) - “miserable” sits inside “miserables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
miserable is recorded at frequency rank #7,036, classified as anadj, pronounced [miseˈɾaβ̞le]. miserables is at rank #12,005, tagged as anadj, pronounced [miseˈɾaβ̞les].
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 19041, this pair ranks #265,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of miserable vs miserables
Shared letters: abeilmrs. Private to "miserable": -. Private to "miserables": -.
"miserable" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "miserables" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- miserable ← imserable · micerable · miesrable · misearble · miserabble · miserabel · miserablle · miseralbe
- miserables ← imserables · micerables · miesrables · misearbles · miserabbles · miserabels · miserabless · miserablles
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "miserable" and "miserables" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "miserable" vs "miserables" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "miserable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "miserables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "miserable" and "miserables" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "minerales vs miserables". 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 #265,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.