asustadavsasustadosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#15,782
“asustada” frequency rank
#19,631
“asustados” frequency rank
35413
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asustada asustados
Definition Forma del femenino de asustado, participio de asustar o de asustarse. Forma del plural de asustado, participio de asustar o de asustarse.

Where the eye mixes asustada and asustados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. asustada runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against asustados's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
asustada
9 ch
asustados

Why the eye confuses asustada with asustados

A purely visual mix-up. asustada ([asusˈt̪að̞a]) and asustados ([asusˈt̪að̞os]) 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 35413, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asustada is recorded at frequency rank #15,782, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [asusˈt̪að̞a]. asustados is at rank #19,631, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [asusˈt̪að̞os].

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 35413, this pair ranks #186,227 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of asustada vs asustados

Shared letters: adstu. Private to "asustada": -. Private to "asustados": o.

"asustada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "asustados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asustada ← assustada · assutada · asusatda · asusstada · asustaad · asustadda · asustdaa · asusttada
  • asustados ← assustados · assutados · asusatdos · asusstados · asustaddos · asustadoss · asustadso · asustaods

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "asustada" and "asustados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([asusˈt̪að̞a] versus [asusˈt̪að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "asustada" vs "asustados" - which ranks higher?
"asustada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,782 in our Spanish list, against #19,631 for "asustados". 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 "asustada" and "asustados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "asustada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asustados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #186,227 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asustada" and "asustados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asustados vs asustaron". 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 #186,227 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