Which to use
“autorizada” and “autorizadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,103
- “autorizada” frequency rank
- #15,546
- “autorizadas” frequency rank
- 25649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autorizada | autorizadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de autorizado, participio de autorizar. | Forma del femenino plural de autorizado, participio de autorizar. |
Where the eye mixes autorizada and autorizadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. autorizada 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.
Visual trap between autorizada and autorizadas
A purely visual mix-up. autorizada ([awt̪oɾiˈsað̞a]) and autorizadas ([awt̪oɾiˈsað̞as]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “autorizada” sits inside “autorizadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
autorizada is recorded at frequency rank #10,103, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [awt̪oɾiˈsað̞a]. 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 25649, this pair ranks #235,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of autorizada vs autorizadas
Shared letters: adiortuz. Private to "autorizada": -. Private to "autorizadas": s.
"autorizada" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCV · "autorizadas" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- autorizada ← atuorizada · auotrizada · autoirzada · autoriazda · autorizaad · autorizadda · autorizdaa · autorizzada
- autorizadas ← atuorizadas · auotrizadas · autoirzadas · autoriazdas · autorizaads · autorizadass · autorizaddas · autorizadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "autorizada" and "autorizadas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "autorizada" or "autorizadas"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "autorizada" 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 #235,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "autorizada" and "autorizadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "autorizaba vs autorizadas". 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 #235,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.