Which to use
“catalogado” is a verb and “catalogados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,772
- “catalogado” frequency rank
- #40,181
- “catalogados” frequency rank
- 64953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | catalogado | catalogados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de catalogar. | Forma del plural de catalogado, participio de catalogar. |
Where the eye mixes catalogado and catalogados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. catalogado runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVCV) against catalogados's 11 (CVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: catalogado vs catalogados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: catalogado is [kat̪aloˈɣ̞að̞o] while catalogados is [kat̪aloˈɣ̞að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “catalogado” sits inside “catalogados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
catalogado is recorded at frequency rank #24,772, classified as averb, pronounced [kat̪aloˈɣ̞að̞o]. catalogados is at rank #40,181, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kat̪aloˈɣ̞að̞os].
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 64953, this pair ranks #44,063 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of catalogado vs catalogados
Shared letters: acdglot. Private to "catalogado": -. Private to "catalogados": s.
"catalogado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "catalogados" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- catalogado ← actalogado · caatlogado · catalgoado · catallogado · cataloagdo · catalogaddo · catalogaod · catalogdao
- catalogados ← actalogados · caatlogados · catalgoados · catallogados · cataloagdos · catalogaddos · catalogadoss · catalogadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "catalogado" and "catalogados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "catalogado" or "catalogados" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "catalogado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "catalogados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,063 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "catalogado" and "catalogados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "catalogada vs catalogados". 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 #44,063 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.