asaltavsasaltadoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#37,967
“asalta” frequency rank
#27,099
“asaltado” frequency rank
65066
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asalta asaltado
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de asaltar. Participio de asaltar.

Where the eye mixes asalta and asaltado

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

6 ch
asalta
8 ch
asaltado

Look-alike desk: asalta vs asaltado

A purely visual mix-up. asalta ([aˈsal̪t̪a]) and asaltado ([asal̪ˈt̪að̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “asalta” sits inside “asaltado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asalta is recorded at frequency rank #37,967, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈsal̪t̪a]. asaltado is at rank #27,099, tagged as averb, pronounced [asal̪ˈt̪að̞o].

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 65066, this pair ranks #43,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of asalta vs asaltado

Shared letters: alst. Private to "asalta": -. Private to "asaltado": do.

"asalta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV  ·  "asaltado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asalta ← aaslta · asalat · asallta · asaltta · asatla · aslata · assalta · saalta
  • asaltado ← aasltado · asalatdo · asalltado · asaltaddo · asaltaod · asaltdao · asalttado · asatlado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "asalta" and "asaltado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈsal̪t̪a] versus [asal̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "asalta" vs "asaltado" - which ranks higher?
"asaltado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,099 in our Spanish list, against #37,967 for "asalta". 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 "asalta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asaltado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #43,727 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asalta" and "asaltado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asalta vs asaltada". 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 #43,727 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