Which to use
“centradas” is a participle and “centrado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,971
- “centradas” frequency rank
- #9,256
- “centrado” frequency rank
- 39227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | centradas | centrado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de centrado, participio de centrar. | Participio de centrar. |
Where the eye mixes centradas and centrado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. centradas runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCVC) against centrado's 8 (CVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: centradas vs centrado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: centradas is [sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞as] while centrado is [sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
centradas is recorded at frequency rank #29,971, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞as]. centrado is at rank #9,256, tagged as averb, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞o].
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 39227, this pair ranks #165,743 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of centradas vs centrado
Shared letters: acdenrt. Private to "centradas": s. Private to "centrado": o.
"centradas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "centrado" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "centradas" and "centrado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "centradas" or "centrado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "centradas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "centrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,743 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "centradas" and "centrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "centradas vs centramos". 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 #165,743 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.