usada
[uˈsað̞a]
The verdict
“usada” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,268 in Spanish word frequency and used as a participle.
- #5,268
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de usado, participio de usar o de usarse.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | usada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Participle |
| IPA | [uˈsað̞a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #5,268 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “usada” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for usada is 5 letters long, classified as a participle, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [uˈsað̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,268 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del femenino de usado, participio de usar o de usarse.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for usada, with forms such as "suada", "uasda", and "usaad". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "usar", "usan", "used", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is usada, spelled U-S-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Forma del femenino de usado, participio de usar o de usarse.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: suada,uasda,usaad,usadda,usdaa,ussada
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of usada - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “usada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is U-S-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [uˈsað̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “usar” - see the side-by-side comparison. usada vs usar
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.