Which to use
“atrasada” and “atrasadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,054
- “atrasada” frequency rank
- #43,401
- “atrasadas” frequency rank
- 72455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atrasada | atrasadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de atrasado, participio de atrasar o de atrasarse. | Forma del femenino plural de atrasado, participio de atrasar o de atrasarse. |
Where the eye mixes atrasada and atrasadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. atrasada runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against atrasadas's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses atrasada with atrasadas
A purely visual mix-up. atrasada ([at̪ɾaˈsað̞a]) and atrasadas ([at̪ɾaˈsað̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “atrasada” sits inside “atrasadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atrasada is recorded at frequency rank #29,054, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [at̪ɾaˈsað̞a]. atrasadas is at rank #43,401, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [at̪ɾaˈsað̞as].
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 72455, this pair ranks #25,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of atrasada vs atrasadas
Shared letters: adrst. Private to "atrasada": -. Private to "atrasadas": -.
"atrasada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "atrasadas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "atrasada" for "atrasadas" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "atrasada" and "atrasadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "atrasada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atrasadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atrasada" and "atrasadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atraídas vs atrasadas". 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 #25,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.