Which to use
“cercanas” is an adjective and “cerradas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,633
- “cercanas” frequency rank
- #7,965
- “cerradas” frequency rank
- 14598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cercanas | cerradas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cercano. | Forma del femenino plural de cerrado, participio de cerrar. |
Where the eye mixes cercanas and cerradas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cercanas and cerradas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: cercanas vs cerradas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cercanas is [seɾˈkanas] while cerradas is [seˈrað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cercanas is recorded at frequency rank #6,633, classified as anadj, pronounced [seɾˈkanas]. cerradas is at rank #7,965, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [seˈrað̞as].
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 14598, this pair ranks #283,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cercanas vs cerradas
Shared letters: acers. Private to "cercanas": n. Private to "cerradas": d.
"cercanas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cerradas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cercanas" for "cerradas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cercanas" or "cerradas"?
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 "cercanas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cerradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cercanas" and "cerradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cercanas vs coreanas". 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 #283,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.