asombradavsasombradosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#36,935
“asombrada” frequency rank
#40,654
“asombrados” frequency rank
77589
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asombrada asombrados
Definition Forma del femenino de asombrado, participio de asombrar o de asombrarse. Forma del plural de asombrado, participio de asombrar o de asombrarse.

Where the eye mixes asombrada and asombrados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. asombrada runs 9 letters (VCVCCCVCV) against asombrados's 10 (VCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
asombrada
10 ch
asombrados

Why the eye confuses asombrada with asombrados

A purely visual mix-up. asombrada ([asõmˈbɾað̞a]) and asombrados ([asõmˈbɾað̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asombrada is recorded at frequency rank #36,935, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [asõmˈbɾað̞a]. asombrados is at rank #40,654, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [asõmˈbɾað̞os].

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 77589, this pair ranks #15,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of asombrada vs asombrados

Shared letters: abdmors. Private to "asombrada": -. Private to "asombrados": -.

"asombrada" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCCVCV  ·  "asombrados" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asombrada ← aosmbrada · asmobrada · asobmrada · asombarda · asombbrada · asombraad · asombradda · asombrdaa
  • asombrados ← aosmbrados · asmobrados · asobmrados · asombardos · asombbrados · asombraddos · asombradoss · asombradso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "asombrada" for "asombrados" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([asõmˈbɾað̞a] versus [asõmˈbɾað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "asombrada" vs "asombrados" - which ranks higher?
"asombrada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,935 in our Spanish list, against #40,654 for "asombrados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "asombrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asombrados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #15,775 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asombrada" and "asombrados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asombrados vs asombrosos". 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 #15,775 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