Which to use
“alcanzaba” is a verb and “alcanzadas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,749
- “alcanzaba” frequency rank
- #41,176
- “alcanzadas” frequency rank
- 57925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alcanzaba | alcanzadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de alcanzar o de alcanzarse. | Forma del femenino plural de alcanzado. |
Where the eye mixes alcanzaba and alcanzadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. alcanzaba runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against alcanzadas's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alcanzaba vs alcanzadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alcanzaba is [alkãnˈsaβ̞a] while alcanzadas is [alkãnˈsað̞as]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alcanzaba is recorded at frequency rank #16,749, classified as averb, pronounced [alkãnˈsaβ̞a]. alcanzadas is at rank #41,176, tagged as anadj, pronounced [alkãnˈsað̞as].
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 57925, this pair ranks #68,491 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alcanzaba vs alcanzadas
Shared letters: aclnz. Private to "alcanzaba": b. Private to "alcanzadas": ds.
"alcanzaba" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "alcanzadas" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alcanzaba ← aclanzaba · alacnzaba · alcanazba · alcannzaba · alcanzaab · alcanzabba · alcanzava · alcanzbaa
- alcanzadas ← aclanzadas · alacnzadas · alcanazdas · alcannzadas · alcanzaads · alcanzadass · alcanzaddas · alcanzadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alcanzaba" for "alcanzadas" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "alcanzaba" and "alcanzadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alcanzaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alcanzadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,491 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alcanzaba" and "alcanzadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alcanzadas vs alcanzas". 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 #68,491 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.