Which to use
“autorizados” is a participle and “autorizando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,719
- “autorizados” frequency rank
- #48,234
- “autorizando” frequency rank
- 59953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | autorizados | autorizando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de autorizado, participio de autorizar. | Gerundio de autorizar. |
Where the eye mixes autorizados and autorizando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. autorizados (VVCVCVCVCVC) and autorizando (VVCVCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses autorizados with autorizando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: autorizados is [awt̪oɾiˈsað̞os] while autorizando is [awt̪oɾiˈsãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
autorizados is recorded at frequency rank #11,719, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [awt̪oɾiˈsað̞os]. autorizando is at rank #48,234, tagged as averb, pronounced [awt̪oɾiˈsãn̪d̪o].
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 59953, this pair ranks #60,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of autorizados vs autorizando
Shared letters: adiortuz. Private to "autorizados": s. Private to "autorizando": n.
"autorizados" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCVC · "autorizando" · 11 letters · shape VVCVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- autorizados ← atuorizados · auotrizados · autoirzados · autoriazdos · autorizaddos · autorizadoss · autorizadso · autorizaods
- autorizando ← atuorizando · auotrizando · autoirzando · autoriazndo · autorizadno · autorizanddo · autorizanndo · autorizanod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "autorizados" and "autorizando" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "autorizados" or "autorizando"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "autorizados" and "autorizando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "autorizados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "autorizando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "autorizados" and "autorizando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "autorizan 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 #60,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.