Which to use
“autorizadas” is a participle and “autorizado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,546
- “autorizadas” frequency rank
- #7,256
- “autorizado” frequency rank
- 22802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autorizadas | autorizado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de autorizado, participio de autorizar. | Participio de autorizar. |
Where the eye mixes autorizadas and autorizado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. autorizadas runs 11 letters (VVCVCVCVCVC) against autorizado's 10 (VVCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses autorizadas with autorizado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: autorizadas is [awt̪oɾiˈsað̞as] while autorizado is [awt̪oɾiˈsað̞o]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
autorizadas is recorded at frequency rank #15,546, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [awt̪oɾiˈsað̞as]. autorizado is at rank #7,256, tagged as averb, pronounced [awt̪oɾiˈsað̞o].
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 22802, this pair ranks #248,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of autorizadas vs autorizado
Shared letters: adiortuz. Private to "autorizadas": s. Private to "autorizado": -.
"autorizadas" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVC · "autorizado" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- autorizadas ← atuorizadas · auotrizadas · autoirzadas · autoriazdas · autorizaads · autorizadass · autorizaddas · autorizadsa
- autorizado ← atuorizado · auotrizado · autoirzado · autoriazdo · autorizaddo · autorizaod · autorizdao · autorizzado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "autorizadas" and "autorizado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "autorizadas" or "autorizado"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "autorizadas" and "autorizado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "autorizadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autorizado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "autorizadas" and "autorizado" 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 #248,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.