Which to use
“atravesado” is an adjective and “atravesar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,761
- “atravesado” frequency rank
- #9,936
- “atravesar” frequency rank
- 26697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | atravesado | atravesar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | El que no mira derecho, sinocomo los bizcos. | Poner un madero u otra cosa que pase de una parte a otra. |
Where the eye mixes atravesado and atravesar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. atravesado runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCVCV) against atravesar's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between atravesado and atravesar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: atravesado is [at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsað̞o] while atravesar is [at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɾ]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
atravesado is recorded at frequency rank #16,761, classified as anadj, pronounced [at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsað̞o]. atravesar is at rank #9,936, tagged as averb, pronounced [at̪ɾaβ̞eˈsaɾ].
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 26697, this pair ranks #230,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of atravesado vs atravesar
Shared letters: aerstv. Private to "atravesado": do. Private to "atravesar": -.
"atravesado" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV · "atravesar" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- atravesado ← artavesado · atarvesado · atrabesado · atraevsado · atraveasdo · atravesaddo · atravesaod · atravesdao
- atravesar ← artavesar · atarvesar · atrabesar · atraevsar · atraveasr · atravesarr · atravesra · atravessar
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "atravesado" and "atravesar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "atravesado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "atravesar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "atravesado" and "atravesar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atravesado vs atravesamos". 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 #230,398 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.