Which to use
“modal” is an adjective and “modales” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,802
- “modal” frequency rank
- #15,166
- “modales” frequency rank
- 64968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modal | modales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que comprende o incluye modo o determinación particular. | Acciones externas de cada persona, con que se hace reparar y se singulariza entre las demás, dando a conocer su buena o mala educación. Antes era sustantivo ambiguo. |
Where the eye mixes modal and modales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: modal vs modales
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: modal is [moˈð̞al] while modales is [moˈð̞ales]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “modal” sits inside “modales”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64968, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modal is recorded at frequency rank #49,802, classified as anadj, pronounced [moˈð̞al]. modales is at rank #15,166, tagged as anoun, pronounced [moˈð̞ales].
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 64968, this pair ranks #44,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of modal vs modales
Shared letters: adlmo. Private to "modal": -. Private to "modales": es.
"modal" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "modales" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "modal" for "modales" ever safe?
Frequency check: "modal" vs "modales" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "modal" and "modales" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "modal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modal" and "modales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modal vs morral". 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 #44,009 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.