Which to use
“caracterizado” is a verb and “caracterizados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,371
- “caracterizado” frequency rank
- #35,928
- “caracterizados” frequency rank
- 47299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caracterizado | caracterizados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de caracterizar. | Forma del plural de caracterizado, participio de caracterizar. |
Where the eye mixes caracterizado and caracterizados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. caracterizado runs 13 letters (CVCVCCVCVCVCV) against caracterizados's 14 (CVCVCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses caracterizado with caracterizados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: caracterizado is [kaɾakt̪eɾiˈsað̞o] while caracterizados is [kaɾakt̪eɾiˈsað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “caracterizado” sits inside “caracterizados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caracterizado is recorded at frequency rank #11,371, classified as averb, pronounced [kaɾakt̪eɾiˈsað̞o]. caracterizados is at rank #35,928, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kaɾakt̪eɾiˈsað̞os].
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 47299, this pair ranks #120,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caracterizado vs caracterizados
Shared letters: acdeiortz. Private to "caracterizado": -. Private to "caracterizados": s.
"caracterizado" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCVCV · "caracterizados" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- caracterizado ← acracterizado · caarcterizado · caraccterizado · caracetrizado · caracteirzado · caracteriazdo · caracterizaddo · caracterizaod
- caracterizados ← acracterizados · caarcterizados · caraccterizados · caracetrizados · caracteirzados · caracteriazdos · caracterizaddos · caracterizadoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caracterizado" and "caracterizados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "caracterizado" vs "caracterizados" - 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 "caracterizado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caracterizados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caracterizado" and "caracterizados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caracterizados vs caracterizaron". 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 #120,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.