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“amadas” and “asada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,198
“amadas” frequency rank
#25,145
“asada” frequency rank
73343
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amadas asada
Definition Forma del femenino plural de amado. Forma del femenino singular de asado.

Where the eye mixes amadas and asada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
amadas
5 ch
asada

Why the eye confuses amadas with asada

A purely visual mix-up. amadas ([aˈmað̞as]) and asada ([aˈsað̞a]) 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 73343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amadas is recorded at frequency rank #48,198, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈmað̞as]. asada is at rank #25,145, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈsað̞a].

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 73343, this pair ranks #23,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of amadas vs asada

Shared letters: ads. Private to "amadas": m. Private to "asada": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amadasaamdas · amaads · amadass · amaddas · amadsa · amdaas · maadas
  • asadaaasda · asaad · asadda · asdaa · assada · saada

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "amadas" for "asada" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈmað̞as] versus [aˈsað̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "amadas" vs "asada" - which ranks higher?
"asada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,145 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "amadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "amadas" and "asada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amadas vs amarras". 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 #23,489 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