AmadavsamadasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Amada is a name, amadas is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Amada” is a name and “amadas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,749
“Amada” frequency rank
#48,198
“amadas” frequency rank
56947
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Amada amadas
Definition Nombre de pila de mujer. Forma del femenino plural de amado.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Amada and amadas apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Amada
6 ch
amadas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Amada is [aˈmað̞a] while amadas is [aˈmað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Amada” sits inside “amadas”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Amada is recorded at frequency rank #8,749, classified as aname, pronounced [aˈmað̞a]. amadas is at rank #48,198, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈmað̞as].

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 56947, this pair ranks #72,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Amada vs amadas

Shared letters: adm. Private to "Amada": -. Private to "amadas": s.

"Amada" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "amadas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Amadaaamda · amaad · amadda · amdaa · ammada · maada
  • amadasaamdas · amaads · amadass · amaddas · amadsa · amdaas · maadas

Frequency comparison

Amada#8,749
amadas#48,198

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Amada" and "amadas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Amada" is a name and "amadas" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Amada" or "amadas"?
"Amada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,749 in our Spanish list, against #48,198 for "amadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Amada vs amadas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Amada”; for an adjective, it's “amadas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Amada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list