activadavsactivadasWhat's the difference?

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.

8 ch
activada
9 ch
activadas

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

  • activadaacctivada · acitvada · actiavda · actibada · activaad · activadda · activdaa · activvada
  • activadasacctivadas · acitvadas · actiavdas · actibadas · activaads · activadass · activaddas · activadsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "activada" and "activadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([akt̪iˈβ̞að̞a] versus [akt̪iˈβ̞að̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "activada" vs "activadas" - which ranks higher?
"activada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,213 in our Spanish list, against #45,102 for "activadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list