Which to use
“modales” and “modelos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,166
- “modales” frequency rank
- #2,123
- “modelos” frequency rank
- 17289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modales | modelos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Forma del plural de modelo. |
Where the eye mixes modales and modelos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: modales vs modelos
A purely visual mix-up. modales ([moˈð̞ales]) and modelos ([moˈð̞elos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
modales is recorded at frequency rank #15,166, classified as anoun, pronounced [moˈð̞ales]. modelos is at rank #2,123, tagged as anoun, pronounced [moˈð̞elos].
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 17289, this pair ranks #272,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modales vs modelos
Shared letters: delmos. Private to "modales": a. Private to "modelos": -.
"modales" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "modelos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "modales" and "modelos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "modales" vs "modelos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "modales" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "modelos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modales" and "modelos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "modal vs modales". 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 #272,777 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.