Which to use
“modales” is a noun and “móviles” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,166
- “modales” frequency rank
- #3,801
- “móviles” frequency rank
- 18967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | modales | móviles |
|---|---|---|
| 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 móvil. |
Where the eye mixes modales and móviles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. modales and móviles follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between modales and móviles
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: modales is [moˈð̞ales] while móviles is [ˈmoβ̞iles]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18967, 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]. móviles is at rank #3,801, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmoβ̞iles].
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 18967, this pair ranks #265,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of modales vs móviles
Shared letters: elms. Private to "modales": ado. Private to "móviles": ivó.
"modales" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "móviles" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- modales ← mdoales · mmodales · moadles · modaels · modaless · modalles · modalse · moddales
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "modales" for "móviles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "modales" vs "móviles" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "móviles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "modales" and "móviles" 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 #265,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.