Which to use
“abrazado” is a verb and “abrazados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,613
- “abrazado” frequency rank
- #39,548
- “abrazados” frequency rank
- 68161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | abrazado | abrazados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de abrazar o de abrazarse. | Forma del plural de abrazado, participio de abrazar o de abrazarse. |
Where the eye mixes abrazado and abrazados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. abrazado runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against abrazados's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: abrazado vs abrazados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: abrazado is [aβ̞ɾaˈsað̞o] while abrazados is [aβ̞ɾaˈsað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “abrazado” sits inside “abrazados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
abrazado is recorded at frequency rank #28,613, classified as averb, pronounced [aβ̞ɾaˈsað̞o]. abrazados is at rank #39,548, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aβ̞ɾaˈsað̞os].
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 68161, this pair ranks #35,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of abrazado vs abrazados
Shared letters: abdorz. Private to "abrazado": -. Private to "abrazados": s.
"abrazado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "abrazados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "abrazado" and "abrazados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "abrazado" or "abrazados"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "abrazado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "abrazados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "abrazado" and "abrazados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrazados vs abrazaron". 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 #35,231 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.