adjudicadovsadjudicarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“adjudicado” and “adjudicar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#30,312
“adjudicado” frequency rank
#39,032
“adjudicar” frequency rank
69344
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature adjudicado adjudicar
Definition Participio de adjudicar o de adjudicarse. Atribuir o declarar que algo corresponde por derecho a una persona o cosa.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set adjudicado and adjudicar apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
adjudicado
9 ch
adjudicar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. adjudicado ([að̞xuð̞iˈkað̞o]) and adjudicar ([að̞xuð̞iˈkaɾ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

adjudicado is recorded at frequency rank #30,312, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞xuð̞iˈkað̞o]. adjudicar is at rank #39,032, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞xuð̞iˈkaɾ].

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 69344, this pair ranks #32,227 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of adjudicado vs adjudicar

Shared letters: acdiju. Private to "adjudicado": o. Private to "adjudicar": r.

"adjudicado" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV  ·  "adjudicar" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • adjudicadoaddjudicado · adjduicado · adjjudicado · adjudciado · adjuddicado · adjudiacdo · adjudicaddo · adjudicaod
  • adjudicaraddjudicar · adjduicar · adjjudicar · adjudciar · adjuddicar · adjudiacr · adjudicarr · adjudiccar

Frequency comparison

adjudicado#30,312
adjudicar#39,032

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "adjudicado" and "adjudicar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([að̞xuð̞iˈkað̞o] versus [að̞xuð̞iˈkaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "adjudicado" or "adjudicar"?
"adjudicado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,312 in our Spanish list, against #39,032 for "adjudicar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering adjudicado vs adjudicar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “adjudicado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list