Which to use
“afligido” is an adjective and “afligidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,110
- “afligido” frequency rank
- #45,713
- “afligidos” frequency rank
- 85823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afligido | afligidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que siente o manifiesta aflicción, congoja, abatimiento o tristeza. | Forma del plural de afligido. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set afligido and afligidos 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: afligido is [afliˈxið̞o] while afligidos is [afliˈxið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “afligido” sits inside “afligidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afligido is recorded at frequency rank #40,110, classified as anadj, pronounced [afliˈxið̞o]. afligidos is at rank #45,713, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [afliˈxið̞os].
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 85823, this pair ranks #5,800 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of afligido vs afligidos
Shared letters: adfgilo. Private to "afligido": -. Private to "afligidos": s.
"afligido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "afligidos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "afligido" and "afligidos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "afligido" or "afligidos"?
Remembering afligido vs afligidos
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “afligido”; for a participle, it's “afligidos”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “afligido” entry
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