añadesvsasadasTell them apart

Quick tell: añades is a verb, asadas is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“añades” is a verb and “asadas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,581
“añades” frequency rank
#42,821
“asadas” frequency rank
90402
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature añades asadas
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de añadir. Forma del femenino plural de asado.

Where the eye mixes añades and asadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. añades and asadas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
añades
6 ch
asadas

Look-alike desk: añades vs asadas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: añades is [aˈɲað̞es] while asadas is [aˈsað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90402, 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]. asadas is at rank #42,821, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈsað̞as].

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 90402, this pair ranks #2,525 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of añades vs asadas

Shared letters: ads. Private to "añades": eñ. Private to "asadas": -.

"añades" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "asadas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asadas ← aasdas · asaads · asadass · asaddas · asadsa · asdaas · assadas · saadas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "añades" and "asadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "añades" is a verb and "asadas" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "añades" or "asadas" show up more?
"asadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #42,821 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

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  • Full dictionary entry for "añades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,525 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "añades" and "asadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "añades vs Antares". 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 #2,525 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