Which to use
“abordado” is a verb and “abordados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,241
- “abordado” frequency rank
- #37,923
- “abordados” frequency rank
- 60164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abordado | abordados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de abordar. | Forma del plural de abordado, participio de abordar. |
Where the eye mixes abordado and abordados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abordado runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against abordados's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses abordado with abordados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abordado is [aβ̞oɾˈð̞að̞o] while abordados is [aβ̞oɾˈð̞að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “abordado” sits inside “abordados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abordado is recorded at frequency rank #22,241, classified as averb, pronounced [aβ̞oɾˈð̞að̞o]. abordados is at rank #37,923, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aβ̞oɾˈð̞að̞os].
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 60164, this pair ranks #59,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abordado vs abordados
Shared letters: abdor. Private to "abordado": -. Private to "abordados": s.
"abordado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "abordados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abordado" and "abordados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "abordado" or "abordados" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abordado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abordados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abordado" and "abordados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abordados vs abortado". 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 #59,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.