Which to use
“ajustado” is an adjective and “asustados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,051
- “ajustado” frequency rank
- #19,631
- “asustados” frequency rank
- 33682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ajustado | asustados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene la forma o el tamaño justos o adecuados para algún propósito. | Forma del plural de asustado, participio de asustar o de asustarse. |
Where the eye mixes ajustado and asustados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ajustado runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against asustados's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ajustado and asustados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ajustado is [axusˈt̪að̞o] while asustados is [asusˈt̪að̞os]. 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 (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33682, 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]. asustados is at rank #19,631, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [asusˈt̪að̞os].
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 33682, this pair ranks #195,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ajustado vs asustados
Shared letters: adostu. Private to "ajustado": j. Private to "asustados": -.
"ajustado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "asustados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ajustado" and "asustados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ajustado" vs "asustados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ajustado" and "asustados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ajustado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asustados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ajustado" and "asustados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asustados vs asustaron". 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 #195,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.