Which to use
“alargada” and “alargadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,403
- “alargada” frequency rank
- #48,787
- “alargadas” frequency rank
- 82190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alargada | alargadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de alargado, participio de alargar. | Forma del femenino plural de alargado, participio de alargar. |
Where the eye mixes alargada and alargadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. alargada runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against alargadas's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alargada vs alargadas
A purely visual mix-up. alargada ([alaɾˈɣ̞að̞a]) and alargadas ([alaɾˈɣ̞að̞as]) 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) - “alargada” sits inside “alargadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alargada is recorded at frequency rank #33,403, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [alaɾˈɣ̞að̞a]. alargadas is at rank #48,787, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [alaɾˈɣ̞að̞as].
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 82190, this pair ranks #9,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alargada vs alargadas
Shared letters: adglr. Private to "alargada": -. Private to "alargadas": s.
"alargada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "alargadas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alargada" and "alargadas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "alargada" or "alargadas"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "alargada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alargadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alargada" and "alargadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alargadas vs amargados". 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 #9,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.