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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- 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.