ayudadovsayudoConfusable pair

Which to use

“ayudado” and “ayudo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,796
“ayudado” frequency rank
#8,758
“ayudo” frequency rank
14554
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ayudado ayudo
Definition Participio de ayudar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de ayudar o de ayudarse.

Where the eye mixes ayudado and ayudo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
ayudado
5 ch
ayudo

Look-alike desk: ayudado vs ayudo

A purely visual mix-up. ayudado ([aʝuˈð̞að̞o]) and ayudo ([aˈʝuð̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ayudado is recorded at frequency rank #5,796, classified as averb, pronounced [aʝuˈð̞að̞o]. ayudo is at rank #8,758, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈʝuð̞o].

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 14554, this pair ranks #283,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ayudado vs ayudo

Shared letters: adouy. Private to "ayudado": -. Private to "ayudo": -.

"ayudado" · 7 letters · shape VVVCVCV  ·  "ayudo" · 5 letters · shape VVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ayudadoauydado · ayduado · ayuaddo · ayudaddo · ayudaod · ayuddado · ayuddao · ayyudado
  • ayudoauydo · ayduo · ayuddo · ayuod · ayyudo · yaudo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ayudado" for "ayudo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aʝuˈð̞að̞o] versus [aˈʝuð̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ayudado" or "ayudo"?
"ayudado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,796 in our Spanish list, against #8,758 for "ayudo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "ayudado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ayudo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #283,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ayudado" and "ayudo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acudí vs ayudo". 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 #283,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list