Which to use
“adelantada” and “adelantadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,618
- “adelantada” frequency rank
- #46,906
- “adelantadas” frequency rank
- 75524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adelantada | adelantadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de adelantado, participio de adelantar o de adelantarse. | Forma del femenino plural de adelantado, participio de adelantar o de adelantarse. |
Where the eye mixes adelantada and adelantadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. adelantada runs 10 letters (VCVCVCCVCV) against adelantadas's 11 (VCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: adelantada vs adelantadas
A purely visual mix-up. adelantada ([að̞elãn̪ˈt̪að̞a]) and adelantadas ([að̞elãn̪ˈt̪að̞as]) 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) - “adelantada” sits inside “adelantadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adelantada is recorded at frequency rank #28,618, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [að̞elãn̪ˈt̪að̞a]. adelantadas is at rank #46,906, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [að̞elãn̪ˈt̪að̞as].
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 75524, this pair ranks #19,373 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adelantada vs adelantadas
Shared letters: adelnt. Private to "adelantada": -. Private to "adelantadas": s.
"adelantada" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCCVCV · "adelantadas" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- adelantada ← addelantada · adealntada · adelanatda · adelanntada · adelantaad · adelantadda · adelantdaa · adelanttada
- adelantadas ← addelantadas · adealntadas · adelanatdas · adelanntadas · adelantaads · adelantadass · adelantaddas · adelantadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adelantada" and "adelantadas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "adelantada" vs "adelantadas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "adelantada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adelantadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,373 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adelantada" and "adelantadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adelantadas vs adelantados". 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 #19,373 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.