Which to use
“vulnerable” and “vulnerables” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,386
- “vulnerable” frequency rank
- #9,747
- “vulnerables” frequency rank
- 19133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vulnerable | vulnerables |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En riesgo probable de recibir daño, herida, lesión o ataque, física o emocionalmente. | Forma del plural de vulnerable. |
Where the eye mixes vulnerable and vulnerables
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vulnerable with vulnerables
A purely visual mix-up. vulnerable ([bulneˈɾaβ̞le]) and vulnerables ([bulneˈɾaβ̞les]) 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) - “vulnerable” sits inside “vulnerables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vulnerable is recorded at frequency rank #9,386, classified as anadj, pronounced [bulneˈɾaβ̞le]. vulnerables is at rank #9,747, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bulneˈɾaβ̞les].
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 19133, this pair ranks #265,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vulnerable vs vulnerables
Shared letters: abelnruv. Private to "vulnerable": -. Private to "vulnerables": s.
"vulnerable" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV · "vulnerables" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vulnerable ← bulnerable · uvlnerable · vlunerable · vulenrable · vullnerable · vulnearble · vulnerabble · vulnerabel
- vulnerables ← bulnerables · uvlnerables · vlunerables · vulenrables · vullnerables · vulnearbles · vulnerabbles · vulnerabels
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vulnerable" and "vulnerables" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vulnerable" or "vulnerables"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vulnerable" and "vulnerables" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vulnerable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vulnerables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vulnerable" and "vulnerables" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "venerable vs vulnerable". 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 #265,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.