tolerantevstolerantesConfusable pair

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

#18,703
“tolerante” frequency rank
#28,586
“tolerantes” frequency rank
47289
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tolerante tolerantes
Definition Persona que respeta ideas y formas de actuar aun cuando no las comparte. Forma del plural de tolerante.

Where the eye mixes tolerante and tolerantes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. tolerante runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCCV) against tolerantes's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
tolerante
10 ch
tolerantes

Look-alike desk: tolerante vs tolerantes

A purely visual mix-up. tolerante ([t̪oleˈɾãn̪t̪e]) and tolerantes ([t̪oleˈɾãn̪t̪es]) 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) - “tolerante” sits inside “tolerantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tolerante is recorded at frequency rank #18,703, classified as anadj, pronounced [t̪oleˈɾãn̪t̪e]. tolerantes is at rank #28,586, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t̪oleˈɾãn̪t̪es].

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 47289, this pair ranks #120,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tolerante vs tolerantes

Shared letters: aelnort. Private to "tolerante": -. Private to "tolerantes": s.

"tolerante" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV  ·  "tolerantes" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tolerante ← otlerante · tloerante · toelrante · tolearnte · toleranet · tolerannte · tolerantte · toleratne
  • tolerantes ← otlerantes · tloerantes · toelrantes · tolearntes · toleranets · toleranntes · tolerantess · tolerantse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tolerante" and "tolerantes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪oleˈɾãn̪t̪e] versus [t̪oleˈɾãn̪t̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "tolerante" vs "tolerantes" - which ranks higher?
"tolerante" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,703 in our Spanish list, against #28,586 for "tolerantes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "tolerante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tolerantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #120,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tolerante" and "tolerantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tolerable vs tolerante". 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 #120,892 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