Which to use
“aterrizado” is a verb and “aterrizaje” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,398
- “aterrizado” frequency rank
- #10,270
- “aterrizaje” frequency rank
- 53668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aterrizado | aterrizaje |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de aterrizar. | Acción o efecto de aterrizar. |
Where the eye mixes aterrizado and aterrizaje
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aterrizado and aterrizaje follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between aterrizado and aterrizaje
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aterrizado is [at̪eriˈsað̞o] while aterrizaje is [at̪eriˈsaxe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aterrizado is recorded at frequency rank #43,398, classified as averb, pronounced [at̪eriˈsað̞o]. aterrizaje is at rank #10,270, tagged as anoun, pronounced [at̪eriˈsaxe].
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 53668, this pair ranks #86,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aterrizado vs aterrizaje
Shared letters: aeirtz. Private to "aterrizado": do. Private to "aterrizaje": j.
"aterrizado" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCV · "aterrizaje" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aterrizado ← aetrrizado · aterirzado · aterizado · aterriazdo · aterrizaddo · aterrizaod · aterrizdao · aterrizzado
- aterrizaje ← aetrrizaje · aterirzaje · aterizaje · aterriazje · aterrizaej · aterrizajje · aterrizjae · aterrizzaje
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aterrizado" for "aterrizaje" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aterrizado" and "aterrizaje" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aterrizado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aterrizaje" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aterrizado" and "aterrizaje" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aterrado vs aterrizado". 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 #86,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.