casadasvscriadasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,035
“casadas” frequency rank
#30,840
“criadas” frequency rank
46875
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature casadas criadas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de casado, participio de casar o de casarse. Forma del femenino plural de criado, participio de criar o de criarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set casadas and criadas apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
casadas
7 ch
criadas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. casadas ([kaˈsað̞as]) and criadas ([ˈkɾjað̞as]) 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 46875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

casadas is recorded at frequency rank #16,035, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kaˈsað̞as]. criadas is at rank #30,840, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ˈkɾjað̞as].

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 46875, this pair ranks #123,234 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of casadas vs criadas

Shared letters: acds. Private to "casadas": -. Private to "criadas": ir.

"casadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "criadas" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • casadasacsadas · caasdas · casaads · casadass · casaddas · casadsa · casdaas · cassadas
  • criadasccriadas · ciradas · craidas · criaads · criadass · criaddas · criadsa · cridaas

Frequency comparison

casadas#16,035
criadas#30,840

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "casadas" and "criadas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kaˈsað̞as] versus [ˈkɾjað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "casadas" or "criadas"?
"casadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,035 in our Spanish list, against #30,840 for "criadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering casadas vs criadas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “casadas” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list