Which to use
“alargadas” is a participle and “alargado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,787
- “alargadas” frequency rank
- #30,744
- “alargado” frequency rank
- 79531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alargadas | alargado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de alargado, participio de alargar. | Que es más largo que ancho. |
Where the eye mixes alargadas and alargado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alargadas runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCVC) against alargado's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alargadas vs alargado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alargadas is [alaɾˈɣ̞að̞as] while alargado is [alaɾˈɣ̞að̞o]. 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 (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alargadas is recorded at frequency rank #48,787, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [alaɾˈɣ̞að̞as]. alargado is at rank #30,744, tagged as anadj, pronounced [alaɾˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 79531, this pair ranks #12,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alargadas vs alargado
Shared letters: adglr. Private to "alargadas": s. Private to "alargado": o.
"alargadas" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC · "alargado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alargadas" and "alargado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "alargadas" or "alargado"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "alargadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alargado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alargadas" and "alargado" 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 #12,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.