Which to use
“autoridades” is a noun and “autorizados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,161
- “autoridades” frequency rank
- #11,719
- “autorizados” frequency rank
- 12880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autoridades | autorizados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de autoridad. | Forma del plural de autorizado, participio de autorizar. |
Where the eye mixes autoridades and autorizados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. autoridades and autorizados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: autoridades vs autorizados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: autoridades is [awt̪oɾiˈð̞að̞es] while autorizados is [awt̪oɾiˈsað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12880, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
autoridades is recorded at frequency rank #1,161, classified as anoun, pronounced [awt̪oɾiˈð̞að̞es]. autorizados is at rank #11,719, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [awt̪oɾiˈsað̞os].
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 12880, this pair ranks #289,926 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of autoridades vs autorizados
Shared letters: adiorstu. Private to "autoridades": e. Private to "autorizados": z.
"autoridades" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVC · "autorizados" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- autoridades ← atuoridades · auotridades · autoirdades · autordiades · autoriaddes · autoridaddes · autoridadess · autoridadse
- autorizados ← atuorizados · auotrizados · autoirzados · autoriazdos · autorizaddos · autorizadoss · autorizadso · autorizaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "autoridades" and "autorizados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "autoridades" vs "autorizados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "autoridades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autorizados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,926 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "autoridades" and "autorizados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "autorizados vs autorizando". 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 #289,926 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.