Which to use
“autorizada” and “autorizados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,103
- “autorizada” frequency rank
- #11,719
- “autorizados” frequency rank
- 21822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autorizada | autorizados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de autorizado, participio de autorizar. | Forma del plural de autorizado, participio de autorizar. |
Where the eye mixes autorizada and autorizados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. autorizada runs 10 letters (VVCVCVCVCV) against autorizados's 11 (VVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: autorizada vs autorizados
A purely visual mix-up. autorizada ([awt̪oɾiˈsað̞a]) and autorizados ([awt̪oɾiˈsað̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21822, 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]. 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 21822, this pair ranks #253,193 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of autorizada vs autorizados
Shared letters: adiortuz. Private to "autorizada": -. Private to "autorizados": s.
"autorizada" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCV · "autorizados" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- autorizada ← atuorizada · auotrizada · autoirzada · autoriazda · autorizaad · autorizadda · autorizdaa · autorizzada
- autorizados ← atuorizados · auotrizados · autoirzados · autoriazdos · autorizaddos · autorizadoss · autorizadso · autorizaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "autorizada" and "autorizados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "autorizada" vs "autorizados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "autorizada" 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 #253,193 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "autorizada" 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 #253,193 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.