Which to use
“cancelado” and “cancelo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,320
- “cancelado” frequency rank
- #43,439
- “cancelo” frequency rank
- 55759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cancelado | cancelo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de cancelar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de cancelar. |
Where the eye mixes cancelado and cancelo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cancelado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against cancelo's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cancelado and cancelo
A purely visual mix-up. cancelado ([kãnseˈlað̞o]) and cancelo ([kãnˈselo]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cancelado is recorded at frequency rank #12,320, classified as averb, pronounced [kãnseˈlað̞o]. cancelo is at rank #43,439, tagged as averb, pronounced [kãnˈselo].
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 55759, this pair ranks #77,477 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cancelado vs cancelo
Shared letters: acelno. Private to "cancelado": d. Private to "cancelo": -.
"cancelado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "cancelo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cancelado" for "cancelo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cancelado" or "cancelo"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cancelado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cancelo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,477 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cancelado" and "cancelo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cancelen vs cancelo". 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 #77,477 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.