Which to use
“alcanzada” and “alcanzados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,368
- “alcanzada” frequency rank
- #21,213
- “alcanzados” frequency rank
- 45581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alcanzada | alcanzados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de alcanzado. | Forma del plural de alcanzado. |
Where the eye mixes alcanzada and alcanzados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. alcanzada runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against alcanzados's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alcanzada with alcanzados
A purely visual mix-up. alcanzada ([alkãnˈsað̞a]) and alcanzados ([alkãnˈsað̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alcanzada is recorded at frequency rank #24,368, classified as anadj, pronounced [alkãnˈsað̞a]. alcanzados is at rank #21,213, tagged as anadj, pronounced [alkãnˈsað̞os].
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 45581, this pair ranks #130,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alcanzada vs alcanzados
Shared letters: acdlnz. Private to "alcanzada": -. Private to "alcanzados": os.
"alcanzada" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "alcanzados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alcanzada ← aclanzada · alacnzada · alcanazda · alcannzada · alcanzaad · alcanzadda · alcanzdaa · alcanzzada
- alcanzados ← aclanzados · alacnzados · alcanazdos · alcannzados · alcanzaddos · alcanzadoss · alcanzadso · alcanzaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alcanzada" for "alcanzados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alcanzada" vs "alcanzados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "alcanzada" and "alcanzados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alcanzada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alcanzados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alcanzada" and "alcanzados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alcanzada 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 #130,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.