asadavsasadasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#25,145
“asada” frequency rank
#42,821
“asadas” frequency rank
67966
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asada asadas
Definition Forma del femenino singular de asado. Forma del femenino plural de asado.

Where the eye mixes asada and asadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. asada runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against asadas's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
asada
6 ch
asadas

Why the eye confuses asada with asadas

A purely visual mix-up. asada ([aˈsað̞a]) and asadas ([aˈsað̞as]) 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) - “asada” sits inside “asadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asada is recorded at frequency rank #25,145, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈsað̞a]. 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 67966, this pair ranks #35,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of asada vs asadas

Shared letters: ads. Private to "asada": -. Private to "asadas": -.

"asada" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV  ·  "asadas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asada ← aasda · asaad · asadda · asdaa · assada · saada
  • asadas ← aasdas · asaads · asadass · asaddas · asadsa · asdaas · assadas · saadas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "asada" and "asadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈsað̞a] versus [aˈsað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "asada" vs "asadas" - which ranks higher?
"asada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,145 in our Spanish list, against #42,821 for "asadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "asada" 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 #35,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asada" and "asadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amadas vs asadas". 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 #35,729 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