añadidavsañadidasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#28,249
“añadida” frequency rank
#42,288
“añadidas” frequency rank
70537
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature añadida añadidas
Definition Forma del femenino de añadido, participio de añadir. Forma del femenino plural de añadido, participio de añadir.

Where the eye mixes añadida and añadidas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. añadida runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against añadidas's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
añadida
8 ch
añadidas

Visual trap between añadida and añadidas

A purely visual mix-up. añadida ([aɲaˈð̞ið̞a]) and añadidas ([aɲaˈð̞ið̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “añadida” sits inside “añadidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

añadida is recorded at frequency rank #28,249, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aɲaˈð̞ið̞a]. añadidas is at rank #42,288, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aɲaˈð̞ið̞as].

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 70537, this pair ranks #29,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of añadida vs añadidas

Shared letters: adiñ. Private to "añadida": -. Private to "añadidas": s.

"añadida" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "añadidas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "añadida" and "añadidas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aɲaˈð̞ið̞a] versus [aɲaˈð̞ið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "añadida" vs "añadidas" - which ranks higher?
"añadida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,249 in our Spanish list, against #42,288 for "añadidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "añadida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "añadidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #29,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "añadida" and "añadidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "añadí vs añadida". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #29,459 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