Which to use
“calificadas” is a participle and “calificado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,685
- “calificadas” frequency rank
- #8,922
- “calificado” frequency rank
- 40607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | calificadas | calificado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de calificado, participio de calificar. | Participio de calificar. |
Where the eye mixes calificadas and calificado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses calificadas with calificado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: calificadas is [kalifiˈkað̞as] while calificado is [kalifiˈkað̞o]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
calificadas is recorded at frequency rank #31,685, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kalifiˈkað̞as]. calificado is at rank #8,922, tagged as averb, pronounced [kalifiˈkað̞o].
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 40607, this pair ranks #158,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of calificadas vs calificado
Shared letters: acdfil. Private to "calificadas": s. Private to "calificado": o.
"calificadas" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC · "calificado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- calificadas ← aclificadas · cailficadas · calfiicadas · califciadas · califficadas · califiacdas · calificaads · calificadass
- calificado ← aclificado · cailficado · calfiicado · califciado · califficado · califiacdo · calificaddo · calificaod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "calificadas" for "calificado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "calificadas" or "calificado"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "calificadas" and "calificado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "calificadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "calificado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "calificadas" and "calificado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "calificadas vs cualificada". 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 #158,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.