Which to use
“atormenta” is a verb and “atormentada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,070
- “atormenta” frequency rank
- #48,829
- “atormentada” frequency rank
- 87899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atormenta | atormentada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de atormentar. | Forma del femenino de atormentado, participio de atormentar. |
Where the eye mixes atormenta and atormentada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. atormenta runs 9 letters (VCVCCVCCV) against atormentada's 11 (VCVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses atormenta with atormentada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: atormenta is [at̪oɾˈmẽn̪t̪a] while atormentada is [at̪oɾmẽn̪ˈt̪að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “atormenta” sits inside “atormentada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atormenta is recorded at frequency rank #39,070, classified as averb, pronounced [at̪oɾˈmẽn̪t̪a]. atormentada is at rank #48,829, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [at̪oɾmẽn̪ˈt̪að̞a].
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 87899, this pair ranks #4,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of atormenta vs atormentada
Shared letters: aemnort. Private to "atormenta": -. Private to "atormentada": d.
"atormenta" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCCV · "atormentada" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- atormenta ← aotrmenta · atomrenta · atoremnta · atormenat · atormennta · atormentta · atormetna · atormmenta
- atormentada ← aotrmentada · atomrentada · atoremntada · atormenatda · atormenntada · atormentaad · atormentadda · atormentdaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "atormenta" and "atormentada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "atormenta" vs "atormentada" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "atormenta" and "atormentada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "atormenta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atormentada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atormenta" and "atormentada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atormentada vs atormentado". 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 #4,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.