caracterizadavscaracterizadasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“caracterizada” and “caracterizadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,300
“caracterizada” frequency rank
#44,611
“caracterizadas” frequency rank
64911
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature caracterizada caracterizadas
Definition Forma del femenino de caracterizado, participio de caracterizar. Forma del femenino plural de caracterizado, participio de caracterizar.

Where the eye mixes caracterizada and caracterizadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence.

13 ch
caracterizada
14 ch
caracterizadas

Visual trap between caracterizada and caracterizadas

A purely visual mix-up. caracterizada ([kaɾakt̪eɾiˈsað̞a]) and caracterizadas ([kaɾakt̪eɾiˈsað̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “caracterizada” sits inside “caracterizadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

caracterizada is recorded at frequency rank #20,300, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kaɾakt̪eɾiˈsað̞a]. caracterizadas is at rank #44,611, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kaɾakt̪eɾiˈsað̞as].

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 64911, this pair ranks #44,196 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of caracterizada vs caracterizadas

Shared letters: acdeirtz. Private to "caracterizada": -. Private to "caracterizadas": s.

"caracterizada" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCVCV  ·  "caracterizadas" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • caracterizadaacracterizada · caarcterizada · caraccterizada · caracetrizada · caracteirzada · caracteriazda · caracterizaad · caracterizadda
  • caracterizadasacracterizadas · caarcterizadas · caraccterizadas · caracetrizadas · caracteirzadas · caracteriazdas · caracterizaads · caracterizadass

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "caracterizada" and "caracterizadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kaɾakt̪eɾiˈsað̞a] versus [kaɾakt̪eɾiˈsað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "caracterizada" or "caracterizadas"?
"caracterizada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,300 in our Spanish list, against #44,611 for "caracterizadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "caracterizada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "caracterizadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #44,196 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "caracterizada" and "caracterizadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caracterizaba vs caracterizadas". 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 #44,196 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list