asignadavsasignanWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: asignada is a participle, asignan is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“asignada” is a participle and “asignan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,034
“asignada” frequency rank
#25,146
“asignan” frequency rank
44180
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asignada asignan
Definition Forma del femenino de asignado, participio de asignar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de asignar.

Where the eye mixes asignada and asignan

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

8 ch
asignada
7 ch
asignan

Look-alike desk: asignada vs asignan

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: asignada is [asiɣ̞ˈnað̞a] while asignan is [aˈsiɣ̞nãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asignada is recorded at frequency rank #19,034, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [asiɣ̞ˈnað̞a]. asignan is at rank #25,146, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈsiɣ̞nãn].

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 44180, this pair ranks #138,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of asignada vs asignan

Shared letters: agins. Private to "asignada": d. Private to "asignan": -.

"asignada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "asignan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asignada ← acignada · aisgnada · asginada · asiganda · asiggnada · asignaad · asignadda · asigndaa
  • asignan ← acignan · aisgnan · asginan · asigann · asiggnan · asignann · asignnan · asingan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "asignada" and "asignan" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "asignada" is a participle and "asignan" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "asignada" or "asignan"?
"asignada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,034 in our Spanish list, against #25,146 for "asignan". 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 "asignada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asignan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #138,501 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asignada" and "asignan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asignan vs asigne". 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 #138,501 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