Which to use
“patentes” and “potentes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,193
- “patentes” frequency rank
- #16,421
- “potentes” frequency rank
- 26614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | patentes | potentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de patente. | Forma del plural de potente. |
Where the eye mixes patentes and potentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. patentes and potentes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: patentes vs potentes
A purely visual mix-up. patentes ([paˈt̪ẽn̪t̪es]) and potentes ([poˈt̪ẽn̪t̪es]) 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 a single letter - a in “patentes” becomes o in “potentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
patentes is recorded at frequency rank #10,193, classified as anadj, pronounced [paˈt̪ẽn̪t̪es]. potentes is at rank #16,421, tagged as anadj, pronounced [poˈt̪ẽn̪t̪es].
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 26614, this pair ranks #230,789 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of patentes vs potentes
Shared letters: enpst. Private to "patentes": a. Private to "potentes": o.
"patentes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "potentes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "patentes" for "potentes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "patentes" vs "potentes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "patentes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "potentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,789 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "patentes" and "potentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pasantes vs patentes". 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 #230,789 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.