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Which to use

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

#47,581
“añades” frequency rank
#5,075
“añadió” frequency rank
52656
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature añades añadió
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de añadir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de añadir.

Where the eye mixes añades and añadió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. añades (VCVCVC) and añadió (VCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
añades
6 ch
añadió

Look-alike desk: añades vs añadió

A purely visual mix-up. añades ([aˈɲað̞es]) and añadió ([aɲaˈð̞jo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

añades is recorded at frequency rank #47,581, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɲað̞es]. añadió is at rank #5,075, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɲaˈð̞jo].

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 52656, this pair ranks #91,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of añades vs añadió

Shared letters: adñ. Private to "añades": es. Private to "añadió": ió.

"añades" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "añadió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "añades" and "añadió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɲað̞es] versus [aɲaˈð̞jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "añades" or "añadió"?
"añadió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,075 in our Spanish list, against #47,581 for "añades". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "añades" and "añadió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "añades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "añadió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #91,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "añades" and "añadió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "añades vs Antares". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #91,679 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