Which to use
“alimentaba” is a verb and “alimentadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,040
- “alimentaba” frequency rank
- #45,723
- “alimentadas” frequency rank
- 84763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alimentaba | alimentadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de alimentar. | Forma del femenino plural de alimentado, participio de alimentar. |
Where the eye mixes alimentaba and alimentadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. alimentaba runs 10 letters (VCVCVCCVCV) against alimentadas's 11 (VCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alimentaba with alimentadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alimentaba is [alimẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a] while alimentadas is [alimẽn̪ˈt̪að̞as]. 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 participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alimentaba is recorded at frequency rank #39,040, classified as averb, pronounced [alimẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]. alimentadas is at rank #45,723, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [alimẽn̪ˈt̪að̞as].
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 84763, this pair ranks #6,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alimentaba vs alimentadas
Shared letters: aeilmnt. Private to "alimentaba": b. Private to "alimentadas": ds.
"alimentaba" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCCVCV · "alimentadas" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alimentaba ← ailmentaba · aliemntaba · alimenatba · alimenntaba · alimentaab · alimentabba · alimentava · alimentbaa
- alimentadas ← ailmentadas · aliemntadas · alimenatdas · alimenntadas · alimentaads · alimentadass · alimentaddas · alimentadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alimentaba" for "alimentadas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "alimentaba" or "alimentadas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "alimentaba" and "alimentadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alimentaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alimentadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alimentaba" and "alimentadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alimentada vs alimentadas". 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 #6,721 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.