Which to use
“amadas” and “atadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,198
- “amadas” frequency rank
- #24,743
- “atadas” frequency rank
- 72941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | amadas | atadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de amado. | Forma del femenino plural de atado. |
Where the eye mixes amadas and atadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses amadas with atadas
A purely visual mix-up. amadas ([aˈmað̞as]) and atadas ([aˈt̪að̞as]) 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 a single letter - m in “amadas” becomes t in “atadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72941, 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]. atadas is at rank #24,743, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈt̪að̞as].
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 72941, this pair ranks #24,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of amadas vs atadas
Shared letters: ads. Private to "amadas": m. Private to "atadas": t.
"amadas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "atadas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "amadas" for "atadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "amadas" vs "atadas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "amadas" and "atadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "amadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "amadas" and "atadas" 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 #24,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.