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Which to use

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

#44,565
“aterrada” frequency rank
#49,442
“aterrados” frequency rank
94007
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aterrada aterrados
Definition Forma del femenino de aterrado, participio de aterrar. Forma del plural de aterrado, participio de aterrar.

Where the eye mixes aterrada and aterrados

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

8 ch
aterrada
9 ch
aterrados

Visual trap between aterrada and aterrados

A purely visual mix-up. aterrada ([at̪eˈrað̞a]) and aterrados ([at̪eˈrað̞os]) 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 94007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aterrada is recorded at frequency rank #44,565, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [at̪eˈrað̞a]. aterrados is at rank #49,442, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [at̪eˈrað̞os].

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 94007, this pair ranks #941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aterrada vs aterrados

Shared letters: adert. Private to "aterrada": -. Private to "aterrados": os.

"aterrada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "aterrados" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aterradaaetrrada · aterada · aterarda · aterraad · aterradda · aterrdaa · atrerada · atterrada
  • aterradosaetrrados · aterados · aterardos · aterraddos · aterradoss · aterradso · aterraods · aterrdaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aterrada" and "aterrados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([at̪eˈrað̞a] versus [at̪eˈrað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aterrada" vs "aterrados" - which ranks higher?
"aterrada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,565 in our Spanish list, against #49,442 for "aterrados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "aterrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aterrados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #941 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aterrada" and "aterrados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aterradores vs aterrados". 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 #941 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