Which to use
“atrasados” and “atrasos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,566
- “atrasados” frequency rank
- #43,994
- “atrasos” frequency rank
- 65560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atrasados | atrasos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Las rentas que dejaron de pagarse al tiempo señalado. | Forma del plural de atraso. |
Where the eye mixes atrasados and atrasos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. atrasados runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against atrasos's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between atrasados and atrasos
A purely visual mix-up. atrasados ([at̪ɾaˈsað̞os]) and atrasos ([aˈt̪ɾasos]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atrasados is recorded at frequency rank #21,566, classified as anoun, pronounced [at̪ɾaˈsað̞os]. atrasos is at rank #43,994, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈt̪ɾasos].
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 65560, this pair ranks #42,283 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of atrasados vs atrasos
Shared letters: aorst. Private to "atrasados": d. Private to "atrasos": -.
"atrasados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "atrasos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "atrasados" for "atrasos" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "atrasados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atrasos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,283 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atrasados" and "atrasos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atracos vs atrasos". 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 #42,283 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.