Which to use
“asimila” and “asimilado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,341
- “asimila” frequency rank
- #36,934
- “asimilado” frequency rank
- 83275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | asimila | asimilado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de asimilar. | Participio de asimilar. |
Where the eye mixes asimila and asimilado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. asimila runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against asimilado's 9 (VCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses asimila with asimilado
A purely visual mix-up. asimila ([asiˈmila]) and asimilado ([asimiˈlað̞o]) 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) - “asimila” sits inside “asimilado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
asimila is recorded at frequency rank #46,341, classified as averb, pronounced [asiˈmila]. asimilado is at rank #36,934, tagged as averb, pronounced [asimiˈlað̞o].
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 83275, this pair ranks #8,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of asimila vs asimilado
Shared letters: ailms. Private to "asimila": -. Private to "asimilado": do.
"asimila" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "asimilado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "asimila" for "asimilado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "asimila" or "asimilado" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "asimila" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asimilado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "asimila" and "asimilado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asimila vs asumía". 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 #8,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.