virtualesvsvirtudesWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: virtuales is a adjective, virtudes is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“virtuales” is an adjective and “virtudes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,919
“virtuales” frequency rank
#8,896
“virtudes” frequency rank
18815
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature virtuales virtudes
Definition Forma del plural de virtual. Forma del plural de virtud.

Where the eye mixes virtuales and virtudes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
virtuales
8 ch
virtudes

Visual trap between virtuales and virtudes

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: virtuales is [biɾˈt̪wales] while virtudes is [biɾˈt̪uð̞es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

virtuales is recorded at frequency rank #9,919, classified as anadj, pronounced [biɾˈt̪wales]. virtudes is at rank #8,896, tagged as anoun, pronounced [biɾˈt̪uð̞es].

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 18815, this pair ranks #266,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of virtuales vs virtudes

Shared letters: eirstuv. Private to "virtuales": al. Private to "virtudes": d.

"virtuales" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC  ·  "virtudes" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • virtualesbirtuales · ivrtuales · virrtuales · virtaules · virttuales · virtuaels · virtualess · virtualles
  • virtudesbirtudes · ivrtudes · virrtudes · virtdues · virttudes · virtuddes · virtudess · virtudse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "virtuales" and "virtudes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "virtuales" is an adjective and "virtudes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "virtuales" vs "virtudes" - which ranks higher?
"virtudes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,896 in our Spanish list, against #9,919 for "virtuales". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "virtuales" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "virtudes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #266,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "virtuales" and "virtudes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "virales vs virtuales". 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 #266,353 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