aterrizadovsaterrizarConfusable pair

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.

10 ch
aterrizado
9 ch
aterrizar

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

  • aterrizadoaetrrizado · aterirzado · aterizado · aterriazdo · aterrizaddo · aterrizaod · aterrizdao · aterrizzado
  • aterrizaraetrrizar · aterirzar · aterizar · aterriazr · aterrizarr · aterrizra · aterrizzar · aterrziar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aterrizado" and "aterrizar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([at̪eriˈsað̞o] versus [at̪eriˈsaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aterrizado" or "aterrizar" show up more?
"aterrizar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,767 in our Spanish list, against #43,398 for "aterrizado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list