alineadovsalineadosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: alineado is a verb, alineados is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“alineado” is a verb and “alineados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,470
“alineado” frequency rank
#19,613
“alineados” frequency rank
49083
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alineado alineados
Definition Participio de alinear o de alinearse. Forma del plural de alineado, participio de alinear.

Where the eye mixes alineado and alineados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. alineado runs 8 letters (VCVCVVCV) against alineados's 9 (VCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
alineado
9 ch
alineados

Visual trap between alineado and alineados

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alineado is [alineˈað̞o] while alineados is [alineˈað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “alineado” sits inside “alineados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alineado is recorded at frequency rank #29,470, classified as averb, pronounced [alineˈað̞o]. alineados is at rank #19,613, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [alineˈað̞os].

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 49083, this pair ranks #110,813 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of alineado vs alineados

Shared letters: adeilno. Private to "alineado": -. Private to "alineados": s.

"alineado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVVCV  ·  "alineados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • alineadoailneado · alienado · alinaedo · alineaddo · alineaod · alinedao · alinneado · allineado
  • alineadosailneados · alienados · alinaedos · alineaddos · alineadoss · alineadso · alineaods · alinedaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "alineado" and "alineados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "alineado" is a verb and "alineados" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "alineado" or "alineados"?
"alineados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,613 in our Spanish list, against #29,470 for "alineado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "alineado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alineados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #110,813 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alineado" and "alineados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alineada vs alineado". 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 #110,813 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list