Which to use
“asfaltado” is a verb and “asfalto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,940
- “asfaltado” frequency rank
- #13,616
- “asfalto” frequency rank
- 60556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | asfaltado | asfalto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de asfaltar. | Fracción pesada del petróleo crudo, actualmente obtenida por destilación. En el pasado se usaron los depósitos naturales del mar Muerto y del lago Asfaltites, lo que le valió el nombre de betún judaico o betún de Judea. |
Where the eye mixes asfaltado and asfalto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between asfaltado and asfalto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: asfaltado is [asfal̪ˈt̪að̞o] while asfalto is [asˈfal̪t̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
asfaltado is recorded at frequency rank #46,940, classified as averb, pronounced [asfal̪ˈt̪að̞o]. asfalto is at rank #13,616, tagged as anoun, pronounced [asˈfal̪t̪o].
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 60556, this pair ranks #58,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of asfaltado vs asfalto
Shared letters: aflost. Private to "asfaltado": d. Private to "asfalto": -.
"asfaltado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "asfalto" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "asfaltado" for "asfalto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "asfaltado" vs "asfalto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "asfaltado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asfalto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "asfaltado" and "asfalto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asaltada vs asfaltado". 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 #58,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.