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

#11,126
“rentable” frequency rank
#20,182
“rentables” frequency rank
31308
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rentable rentables
Definition Que puede producir un beneficio adicional sobre la inversión o esfuerzo realizado. Forma del plural de rentable.

Where the eye mixes rentable and rentables

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
rentable
9 ch
rentables

Why the eye confuses rentable with rentables

A purely visual mix-up. rentable ([rẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞le]) and rentables ([rẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞les]) 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) - “rentable” sits inside “rentables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rentable is recorded at frequency rank #11,126, classified as anadj, pronounced [rẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞le]. rentables is at rank #20,182, tagged as anadj, pronounced [rẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞les].

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 31308, this pair ranks #207,735 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rentable vs rentables

Shared letters: abelnrt. Private to "rentable": -. Private to "rentables": s.

"rentable" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "rentables" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rentableerntable · renatble · renntable · rentabble · rentabel · rentablle · rentalbe · rentavle
  • rentableserntables · renatbles · renntables · rentabbles · rentabels · rentabless · rentablles · rentablse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rentable" for "rentables" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([rẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞le] versus [rẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞les]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "rentable" vs "rentables" - which ranks higher?
"rentable" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,126 in our Spanish list, against #20,182 for "rentables". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "rentable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rentables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #207,735 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rentable" and "rentables" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rentables vs retablos". 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 #207,735 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