Which to use
“casados” and “criados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,253
- “casados” frequency rank
- #17,655
- “criados” frequency rank
- 26908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casados | criados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de casado, participio de casar o de casarse. | Forma del plural de criado, participio de criar o de criarse. |
Where the eye mixes casados and criados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. casados (CVCVCVC) and criados (CCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between casados and criados
A purely visual mix-up. casados ([kaˈsað̞os]) and criados ([ˈkɾjað̞os]) 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 26908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casados is recorded at frequency rank #9,253, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kaˈsað̞os]. criados is at rank #17,655, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ˈkɾjað̞os].
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 26908, this pair ranks #229,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of casados vs criados
Shared letters: acdos. Private to "casados": -. Private to "criados": ir.
"casados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "criados" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "casados" and "criados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "casados" vs "criados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "casados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "criados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casados" and "criados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "criador vs criados". 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 #229,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.