Which to use
“bordados” and “borrados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,693
- “bordados” frequency rank
- #29,950
- “borrados” frequency rank
- 53643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bordados | borrados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de bordado, participio de bordar. | Forma del plural de borrado, participio de borrar. |
Where the eye mixes bordados and borrados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. bordados and borrados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses bordados with borrados
A purely visual mix-up. bordados ([boɾˈð̞að̞os]) and borrados ([boˈrað̞os]) 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 a single letter - d in “bordados” becomes r in “borrados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bordados is recorded at frequency rank #23,693, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [boɾˈð̞að̞os]. borrados is at rank #29,950, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [boˈrað̞os].
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 53643, this pair ranks #86,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bordados vs borrados
Shared letters: abdors. Private to "bordados": -. Private to "borrados": -.
"bordados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "borrados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bordados" and "borrados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "bordados" or "borrados" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bordados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "borrados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bordados" and "borrados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bocados vs borrados". 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 #86,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.