Which to use
“acantilado” is a noun and “acantilados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,878
- “acantilado” frequency rank
- #27,076
- “acantilados” frequency rank
- 48954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acantilado | acantilados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Escarpe muy pronunciado del terreno en una pared rocosa de la zona litoral cuyo origen se debe a la acción que el oleaje y las corrientes marinas ejercen sobre ella. | Forma del plural de acantilado, participio de acantilar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set acantilado and acantilados apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
acantilado and acantilados form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “acantilado” sits inside “acantilados” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acantilado is recorded at frequency rank #21,878, classified as anoun, pronounced [akãn̪t̪iˈlað̞o]. acantilados is at rank #27,076, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [akãn̪t̪iˈlað̞os].
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 48954, this pair ranks #111,585 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering acantilado vs acantilados
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “acantilado”; for a participle, it's “acantilados”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “acantilado” entry
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