obliguevsobliguesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“obligue” and “obligues” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,142
“obligue” frequency rank
#47,290
“obligues” frequency rank
67432
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature obligue obligues
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de obligar o de obligarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de obligar o de obligarse.

Where the eye mixes obligue and obligues

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. obligue runs 7 letters (VCCVCVV) against obligues's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
obligue
8 ch
obligues

Look-alike desk: obligue vs obligues

A purely visual mix-up. obligue ([oˈβ̞liɣ̞e]) and obligues ([oˈβ̞liɣ̞es]) 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) - “obligue” sits inside “obligues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

obligue is recorded at frequency rank #20,142, classified as averb, pronounced [oˈβ̞liɣ̞e]. obligues is at rank #47,290, tagged as averb, pronounced [oˈβ̞liɣ̞es].

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 67432, this pair ranks #37,135 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of obligue vs obligues

Shared letters: begilou. Private to "obligue": -. Private to "obligues": s.

"obligue" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV  ·  "obligues" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • obligue ← boligue · obbligue · obilgue · oblgiue · obligeu · obliggue · obliuge · oblligue
  • obligues ← boligues · obbligues · obilgues · oblgiues · obligeus · obliggues · obliguess · obliguse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "obligue" and "obligues" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([oˈβ̞liɣ̞e] versus [oˈβ̞liɣ̞es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "obligue" vs "obligues" - which ranks higher?
"obligue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,142 in our Spanish list, against #47,290 for "obligues". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "obligue" and "obligues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "obligue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "obligues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #37,135 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "obligue" and "obligues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obliguen vs obligues". 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 #37,135 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list