# amado vs amando

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### amado
*adjective · IPA [aˈmað̞o] · frequency rank #4,762*
Querido o extremadamente apreciado.

### amando
*verb · IPA [aˈmãn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #25,127*
Gerundio de amar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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