Which to use
“monumental” and “monumentales” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,994
- “monumental” frequency rank
- #35,147
- “monumentales” frequency rank
- 44141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | monumental | monumentales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Perteneciente o relativo a los monumentos. | Forma del plural de monumental. |
Where the eye mixes monumental and monumentales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. monumental runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVC) against monumentales's 12 (CVCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: monumental vs monumentales
A purely visual mix-up. monumental ([monumẽn̪ˈt̪al]) and monumentales ([monumẽn̪ˈt̪ales]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “monumental” sits inside “monumentales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
monumental is recorded at frequency rank #8,994, classified as anadj, pronounced [monumẽn̪ˈt̪al]. monumentales is at rank #35,147, tagged as anadj, pronounced [monumẽn̪ˈt̪ales].
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 44141, this pair ranks #138,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of monumental vs monumentales
Shared letters: aelmnotu. Private to "monumental": -. Private to "monumentales": s.
"monumental" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "monumentales" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- monumental ← mmonumental · mnoumental · monmuental · monnumental · monuemntal · monumenatl · monumenntal · monumentall
- monumentales ← mmonumentales · mnoumentales · monmuentales · monnumentales · monuemntales · monumenatles · monumenntales · monumentaels
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "monumental" and "monumentales" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "monumental" or "monumentales"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "monumental" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "monumentales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "monumental" and "monumentales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "monumental vs monumentos". 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 #138,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.