Which to use
“activada” and “activadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,213
- “activada” frequency rank
- #45,102
- “activadas” frequency rank
- 73315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | activada | activadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de activado, participio de activar. | Forma del femenino plural de activado, participio de activar. |
Where the eye mixes activada and activadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between activada and activadas
A purely visual mix-up. activada ([akt̪iˈβ̞að̞a]) and activadas ([akt̪iˈβ̞að̞as]) 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) - “activada” sits inside “activadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
activada is recorded at frequency rank #28,213, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [akt̪iˈβ̞að̞a]. activadas is at rank #45,102, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [akt̪iˈβ̞að̞as].
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 73315, this pair ranks #23,546 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of activada vs activadas
Shared letters: acditv. Private to "activada": -. Private to "activadas": s.
"activada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "activadas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "activada" and "activadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "activada" vs "activadas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "activada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "activadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,546 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "activada" and "activadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "activadas vs activados". 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 #23,546 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.