Which to use
“cansada” and “cansados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,697
- “cansada” frequency rank
- #10,628
- “cansados” frequency rank
- 16325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cansada | cansados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de cansado. | Forma del masculino plural de cansado. |
Where the eye mixes cansada and cansados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cansada with cansados
A purely visual mix-up. cansada ([kãnˈsað̞a]) and cansados ([kãnˈsað̞os]) 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 16325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cansada is recorded at frequency rank #5,697, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kãnˈsað̞a]. cansados is at rank #10,628, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kãnˈsað̞os].
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 16325, this pair ranks #276,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cansada vs cansados
Shared letters: acdns. Private to "cansada": -. Private to "cansados": o.
"cansada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cansados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cansada" for "cansados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cansada" vs "cansados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cansada" and "cansados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cansada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cansados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cansada" and "cansados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cansados 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 #276,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.