bondadesvsbondadosoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: bondades is a noun, bondadoso is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“bondades” is a noun and “bondadoso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,761
“bondades” frequency rank
#32,994
“bondadoso” frequency rank
57755
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bondades bondadoso
Definition Forma del plural de bondad Que actúa con bondad.

Where the eye mixes bondades and bondadoso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bondades runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against bondadoso's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
bondades
9 ch
bondadoso

Visual trap between bondades and bondadoso

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bondades is [bõn̪ˈd̪að̞es] while bondadoso is [bõn̪d̪aˈð̞oso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bondades is recorded at frequency rank #24,761, classified as anoun, pronounced [bõn̪ˈd̪að̞es]. bondadoso is at rank #32,994, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bõn̪d̪aˈð̞oso].

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 57755, this pair ranks #69,227 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of bondades vs bondadoso

Shared letters: abdnos. Private to "bondades": e. Private to "bondadoso": -.

"bondades" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "bondadoso" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bondades ← bbondades · bnodades · bodnades · bonaddes · bondaddes · bondadess · bondadse · bondaeds
  • bondadoso ← bbondadoso · bnodadoso · bodnadoso · bonaddoso · bondaddoso · bondadoos · bondadosso · bondadsoo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bondades" and "bondadoso" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "bondades" is a noun and "bondadoso" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "bondades" or "bondadoso" show up more?
"bondades" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,761 in our Spanish list, against #32,994 for "bondadoso". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bondades" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bondadoso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #69,227 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bondades" and "bondadoso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bondadosa vs bondadoso". 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 #69,227 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