Which to use
“aterrado” and “aterrizado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,142
- “aterrado” frequency rank
- #43,398
- “aterrizado” frequency rank
- 83540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aterrado | aterrizado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de aterrar. | Participio de aterrizar. |
Where the eye mixes aterrado and aterrizado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aterrado runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against aterrizado's 10 (VCVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aterrado vs aterrizado
A purely visual mix-up. aterrado ([at̪eˈrað̞o]) and aterrizado ([at̪eriˈsað̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aterrado is recorded at frequency rank #40,142, classified as averb, pronounced [at̪eˈrað̞o]. aterrizado is at rank #43,398, tagged as averb, pronounced [at̪eriˈsað̞o].
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 83540, this pair ranks #8,024 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aterrado vs aterrizado
Shared letters: adeort. Private to "aterrado": -. Private to "aterrizado": iz.
"aterrado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "aterrizado" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aterrado ← aetrrado · aterado · aterardo · aterraddo · aterraod · aterrdao · atrerado · atterrado
- aterrizado ← aetrrizado · aterirzado · aterizado · aterriazdo · aterrizaddo · aterrizaod · aterrizdao · aterrizzado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aterrado" and "aterrizado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "aterrado" or "aterrizado"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aterrado" and "aterrizado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aterrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aterrizado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,024 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aterrado" and "aterrizado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aterrado 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 #8,024 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.