Which to use
“ajustado” and “ajustados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,051
- “ajustado” frequency rank
- #23,653
- “ajustados” frequency rank
- 37704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ajustado | ajustados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene la forma o el tamaño justos o adecuados para algún propósito. | Forma del plural de ajustado. |
Where the eye mixes ajustado and ajustados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ajustado runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against ajustados's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ajustado and ajustados
A purely visual mix-up. ajustado ([axusˈt̪að̞o]) and ajustados ([axusˈt̪að̞os]) 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) - “ajustado” sits inside “ajustados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ajustado is recorded at frequency rank #14,051, classified as anadj, pronounced [axusˈt̪að̞o]. ajustados is at rank #23,653, tagged as anadj, pronounced [axusˈt̪að̞os].
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 37704, this pair ranks #173,909 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ajustado vs ajustados
Shared letters: adjostu. Private to "ajustado": -. Private to "ajustados": -.
"ajustado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "ajustados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ajustado" for "ajustados" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ajustado" or "ajustados" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ajustado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ajustados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,909 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ajustado" and "ajustados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abusados vs ajustados". 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 #173,909 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.