Which to use
“alimentaba” and “alimentado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,040
- “alimentaba” frequency rank
- #17,330
- “alimentado” frequency rank
- 56370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alimentaba | alimentado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de alimentar. | Participio de alimentar. |
Where the eye mixes alimentaba and alimentado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. alimentaba and alimentado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between alimentaba and alimentado
A purely visual mix-up. alimentaba ([alimẽn̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]) and alimentado ([alimẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56370, 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]. alimentado is at rank #17,330, tagged as averb, pronounced [alimẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o].
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 56370, this pair ranks #74,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alimentaba vs alimentado
Shared letters: aeilmnt. Private to "alimentaba": b. Private to "alimentado": do.
"alimentaba" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCCVCV · "alimentado" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alimentaba ← ailmentaba · aliemntaba · alimenatba · alimenntaba · alimentaab · alimentabba · alimentava · alimentbaa
- alimentado ← ailmentado · aliemntado · alimenatdo · alimenntado · alimentaddo · alimentaod · alimentdao · alimenttado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alimentaba" for "alimentado" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "alimentaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alimentado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alimentaba" and "alimentado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alimentaba 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 #74,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.