Which to use
“autorizado” is a verb and “autorizados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,256
- “autorizado” frequency rank
- #11,719
- “autorizados” frequency rank
- 18975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autorizado | autorizados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de autorizar. | Forma del plural de autorizado, participio de autorizar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set autorizado and autorizados apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
autorizado and autorizados form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “autorizado” sits inside “autorizados” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
autorizado is recorded at frequency rank #7,256, classified as averb, pronounced [awt̪oɾiˈsað̞o]. 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 18975, this pair ranks #265,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "autorizado" and "autorizados" be used interchangeably?
Remembering autorizado vs autorizados
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “autorizado”; for a participle, it's “autorizados”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “autorizado” entry
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