Which to use
“autorizadas” and “autorizados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,546
- “autorizadas” frequency rank
- #11,719
- “autorizados” frequency rank
- 27265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autorizadas | autorizados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de autorizado, participio de autorizar. | Forma del plural de autorizado, participio de autorizar. |
Where the eye mixes autorizadas and autorizados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. autorizadas 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: autorizadas vs autorizados
A purely visual mix-up. autorizadas ([awt̪oɾiˈsað̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “autorizadas” becomes o in “autorizados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27265, 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]. 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 27265, this pair ranks #227,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of autorizadas vs autorizados
Shared letters: adiorstuz. Private to "autorizadas": -. Private to "autorizados": -.
"autorizadas" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVC · "autorizados" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- autorizadas ← atuorizadas · auotrizadas · autoirzadas · autoriazdas · autorizaads · autorizadass · autorizaddas · autorizadsa
- autorizados ← atuorizados · auotrizados · autoirzados · autoriazdos · autorizaddos · autorizadoss · autorizadso · autorizaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "autorizadas" for "autorizados" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "autorizadas" or "autorizados" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "autorizadas" 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 #227,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "autorizadas" and "autorizados" 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 #227,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.