Which to use
“aterrizado” and “aterrizar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,398
- “aterrizado” frequency rank
- #14,767
- “aterrizar” frequency rank
- 58165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aterrizado | aterrizar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de aterrizar. | Posarse en el suelo algo que estaba antes volando, flotando o levitando. |
Where the eye mixes aterrizado and aterrizar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aterrizado runs 10 letters (VCVCCVCVCV) against aterrizar's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aterrizado and aterrizar
A purely visual mix-up. aterrizado ([at̪eriˈsað̞o]) and aterrizar ([at̪eriˈsaɾ]) 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 58165, 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]. aterrizar is at rank #14,767, tagged as averb, pronounced [at̪eriˈsaɾ].
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 58165, this pair ranks #67,507 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aterrizado vs aterrizar
Shared letters: aeirtz. Private to "aterrizado": do. Private to "aterrizar": -.
"aterrizado" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCV · "aterrizar" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aterrizado ← aetrrizado · aterirzado · aterizado · aterriazdo · aterrizaddo · aterrizaod · aterrizdao · aterrizzado
- aterrizar ← aetrrizar · aterirzar · aterizar · aterriazr · aterrizarr · aterrizra · aterrizzar · aterrziar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aterrizado" and "aterrizar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aterrizado" or "aterrizar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aterrizado" and "aterrizar" 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 "aterrizar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,507 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aterrizado" and "aterrizar" 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 #67,507 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.