Which to use
“candado” and “condados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,048
- “candado” frequency rank
- #28,296
- “condados” frequency rank
- 47344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | candado | condados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cerradura suelta, encerrada en una caja metálica y que por medio de una armella sirve para cerrar cualquier tipo de puerta batiente o deslizante. | Forma del plural de condado. |
Where the eye mixes candado and condados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. candado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against condados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between candado and condados
A purely visual mix-up. candado ([kãn̪ˈd̪að̞o]) and condados ([kõn̪ˈd̪að̞os]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
candado is recorded at frequency rank #19,048, classified as anoun, pronounced [kãn̪ˈd̪að̞o]. condados is at rank #28,296, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõn̪ˈd̪að̞os].
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 47344, this pair ranks #120,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of candado vs condados
Shared letters: acdno. Private to "candado": -. Private to "condados": s.
"candado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "condados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "candado" for "condados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "candado" vs "condados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "candado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "condados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "candado" and "condados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condados vs cuñados". 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 #120,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.