Which to use
“atravesada” is a participle and “atravesando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,143
- “atravesada” frequency rank
- #11,718
- “atravesando” frequency rank
- 51861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atravesada | atravesando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de atravesado, participio de atravesar o de atravesarse. | Gerundio de atravesar. |
Where the eye mixes atravesada and atravesando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. atravesada runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCVCV) against atravesando's 11 (VCCVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses atravesada with atravesando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: atravesada is [at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsað̞a] while atravesando is [at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atravesada is recorded at frequency rank #40,143, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsað̞a]. atravesando is at rank #11,718, tagged as averb, pronounced [at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsãn̪d̪o].
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 51861, this pair ranks #95,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atravesada vs atravesando
Shared letters: aderstv. Private to "atravesada": -. Private to "atravesando": no.
"atravesada" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV · "atravesando" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- atravesada ← artavesada · atarvesada · atrabesada · atraevsada · atraveasda · atravesaad · atravesadda · atravesdaa
- atravesando ← artavesando · atarvesando · atrabesando · atraevsando · atraveasndo · atravesadno · atravesanddo · atravesanndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "atravesada" and "atravesando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "atravesada" or "atravesando" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "atravesada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atravesando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atravesada" and "atravesando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atrasada vs atravesada". 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 #95,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.