Which to use
“callados” is an adjective and “candados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,062
- “callados” frequency rank
- #36,447
- “candados” frequency rank
- 53509
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | callados | candados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de callado. | Forma del plural de candado, participio de candar o de candarse. |
Where the eye mixes callados and candados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. callados and candados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between callados and candados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: callados is [kaˈʝað̞os] while candados is [kãn̪ˈd̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
callados is recorded at frequency rank #17,062, classified as anadj, pronounced [kaˈʝað̞os]. candados is at rank #36,447, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kãn̪ˈd̪að̞os].
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 53509, this pair ranks #87,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of callados vs candados
Shared letters: acdos. Private to "callados": l. Private to "candados": n.
"callados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "candados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "callados" and "candados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "callados" or "candados"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "callados" and "candados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "callados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "candados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "callados" and "candados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "candados vs cántaros". 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 #87,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.