Which to use
“brindaba” and “brindado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,611
- “brindaba” frequency rank
- #22,288
- “brindado” frequency rank
- 69899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brindaba | brindado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de brindar o de brindarse. | Participio de brindar o de brindarse. |
Where the eye mixes brindaba and brindado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses brindaba with brindado
A purely visual mix-up. brindaba ([bɾĩn̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]) and brindado ([bɾĩn̪ˈd̪að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brindaba is recorded at frequency rank #47,611, classified as averb, pronounced [bɾĩn̪ˈd̪aβ̞a]. brindado is at rank #22,288, tagged as averb, pronounced [bɾĩn̪ˈd̪að̞o].
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 69899, this pair ranks #30,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of brindaba vs brindado
Shared letters: abdinr. Private to "brindaba": -. Private to "brindado": o.
"brindaba" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV · "brindado" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "brindaba" for "brindado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "brindaba" vs "brindado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "brindaba" and "brindado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "brindaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brindado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brindaba" and "brindado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brindaba vs brindada". 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 #30,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.