Which to use
“candados” and “cansadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,447
- “candados” frequency rank
- #36,448
- “cansadas” frequency rank
- 72895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | candados | cansadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de candado, participio de candar o de candarse. | Forma del femenino plural de cansado. |
Where the eye mixes candados and cansadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. candados and cansadas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses candados with cansadas
A purely visual mix-up. candados ([kãn̪ˈd̪að̞os]) and cansadas ([kãnˈsað̞as]) 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 72895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
candados is recorded at frequency rank #36,447, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kãn̪ˈd̪að̞os]. cansadas is at rank #36,448, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kãnˈsað̞as].
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 72895, this pair ranks #24,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of candados vs cansadas
Shared letters: acdns. Private to "candados": o. Private to "cansadas": -.
"candados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cansadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "candados" for "cansadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "candados" vs "cansadas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "candados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cansadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "candados" and "cansadas" 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 #24,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.