Which to use
“autorizaba” is a verb and “autorizadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,233
- “autorizaba” frequency rank
- #15,546
- “autorizadas” frequency rank
- 63779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autorizaba | autorizadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de autorizar. | Forma del femenino plural de autorizado, participio de autorizar. |
Where the eye mixes autorizaba and autorizadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. autorizaba runs 10 letters (VVCVCVCVCV) against autorizadas's 11 (VVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: autorizaba vs autorizadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: autorizaba is [awt̪oɾiˈsaβ̞a] while autorizadas is [awt̪oɾiˈsað̞as]. 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 (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
autorizaba is recorded at frequency rank #48,233, classified as averb, pronounced [awt̪oɾiˈsaβ̞a]. autorizadas is at rank #15,546, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [awt̪oɾiˈsað̞as].
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 63779, this pair ranks #47,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of autorizaba vs autorizadas
Shared letters: aiortuz. Private to "autorizaba": b. Private to "autorizadas": ds.
"autorizaba" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCV · "autorizadas" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- autorizaba ← atuorizaba · auotrizaba · autoirzaba · autoriazba · autorizaab · autorizabba · autorizava · autorizbaa
- autorizadas ← atuorizadas · auotrizadas · autoirzadas · autoriazdas · autorizaads · autorizadass · autorizaddas · autorizadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "autorizaba" and "autorizadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "autorizaba" vs "autorizadas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "autorizaba" and "autorizadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "autorizaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autorizadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "autorizaba" and "autorizadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "autorizaba vs autorizan". 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 #47,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.