Which to use
“ajustadas” is a noun and “asustada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,909
- “ajustadas” frequency rank
- #15,782
- “asustada” frequency rank
- 52691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ajustadas | asustada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de ajustada | Forma del femenino de asustado, participio de asustar o de asustarse. |
Where the eye mixes ajustadas and asustada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ajustadas runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVC) against asustada's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ajustadas vs asustada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ajustadas is [axusˈt̪að̞as] while asustada is [asusˈt̪að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ajustadas is recorded at frequency rank #36,909, classified as anoun, pronounced [axusˈt̪að̞as]. asustada is at rank #15,782, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [asusˈt̪að̞a].
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 52691, this pair ranks #91,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ajustadas vs asustada
Shared letters: adstu. Private to "ajustadas": j. Private to "asustada": -.
"ajustadas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "asustada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ajustadas" for "asustada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ajustadas" vs "asustada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ajustadas" and "asustada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ajustadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asustada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ajustadas" and "asustada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acusadas vs ajustadas". 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 #91,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.