Which to use
“saludable” and “saludables” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,154
- “saludable” frequency rank
- #13,347
- “saludables” frequency rank
- 18501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saludable | saludables |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que sirve para conservar la salud. | Forma del plural de saludable. |
Where the eye mixes saludable and saludables
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. saludable runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against saludables's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between saludable and saludables
A purely visual mix-up. saludable ([saluˈð̞aβ̞le]) and saludables ([saluˈð̞aβ̞les]) 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) - “saludable” sits inside “saludables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saludable is recorded at frequency rank #5,154, classified as anadj, pronounced [saluˈð̞aβ̞le]. saludables is at rank #13,347, tagged as anadj, pronounced [saluˈð̞aβ̞les].
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 18501, this pair ranks #267,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of saludable vs saludables
Shared letters: abdelsu. Private to "saludable": -. Private to "saludables": -.
"saludable" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "saludables" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- saludable ← asludable · salduable · salludable · saluadble · saludabble · saludabel · saludablle · saludalbe
- saludables ← asludables · salduables · salludables · saluadbles · saludabbles · saludabels · saludabless · saludablles
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "saludable" for "saludables" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "saludable" or "saludables" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "saludable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "saludables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saludable" and "saludables" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saludaba vs saludable". 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 #267,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.