Which to use
“adecuado” is an adjective and “adecuados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,297
- “adecuado” frequency rank
- #9,066
- “adecuados” frequency rank
- 12363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adecuado | adecuados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lo que es a propósito y acomodado para alguna cosa. | Forma del plural de adecuado, participio de adecuar o de adecuarse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set adecuado and adecuados apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: adecuado is [að̞eˈkwað̞o] while adecuados is [að̞eˈkwað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “adecuado” sits inside “adecuados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12363, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adecuado is recorded at frequency rank #3,297, classified as anadj, pronounced [að̞eˈkwað̞o]. adecuados is at rank #9,066, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [að̞eˈkwað̞os].
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 12363, this pair ranks #291,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of adecuado vs adecuados
Shared letters: acdeou. Private to "adecuado": -. Private to "adecuados": s.
"adecuado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVVCV · "adecuados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adecuado" and "adecuados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "adecuado" or "adecuados"?
Remembering adecuado vs adecuados
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “adecuado”; for a participle, it's “adecuados”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “adecuado” entry
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