anuladavsanuladosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#32,497
“anulada” frequency rank
#40,642
“anulados” frequency rank
73139
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature anulada anulados
Definition Forma del femenino de anulado, participio de anular o de anularse. Forma del plural de anulado, participio de anular o de anularse.

Where the eye mixes anulada and anulados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. anulada runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against anulados's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
anulada
8 ch
anulados

Look-alike desk: anulada vs anulados

A purely visual mix-up. anulada ([anuˈlað̞a]) and anulados ([anuˈlað̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

anulada is recorded at frequency rank #32,497, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [anuˈlað̞a]. anulados is at rank #40,642, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [anuˈlað̞os].

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 73139, this pair ranks #23,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of anulada vs anulados

Shared letters: adlnu. Private to "anulada": -. Private to "anulados": os.

"anulada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "anulados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • anuladaanluada · annulada · anualda · anulaad · anuladda · anuldaa · anullada · aunlada
  • anuladosanluados · annulados · anualdos · anuladdos · anuladoss · anuladso · anulaods · anuldaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "anulada" and "anulados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([anuˈlað̞a] versus [anuˈlað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "anulada" or "anulados" show up more?
"anulada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,497 in our Spanish list, against #40,642 for "anulados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "anulada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "anulados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "anulada" and "anulados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anulados vs anulando". 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 #23,915 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