Which to use
“cerraba” is a verb and “cerradas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,600
- “cerraba” frequency rank
- #7,965
- “cerradas” frequency rank
- 30565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cerraba | cerradas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de cerrar o de cerrarse. | Forma del femenino plural de cerrado, participio de cerrar. |
Where the eye mixes cerraba and cerradas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cerraba runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against cerradas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cerraba with cerradas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cerraba is [seˈraβ̞a] while cerradas is [seˈrað̞as]. 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 (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cerraba is recorded at frequency rank #22,600, classified as averb, pronounced [seˈraβ̞a]. 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 30565, this pair ranks #211,378 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cerraba vs cerradas
Shared letters: acer. Private to "cerraba": b. Private to "cerradas": ds.
"cerraba" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cerradas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cerraba" for "cerradas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cerraba" or "cerradas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cerraba" 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 #211,378 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cerraba" and "cerradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerraba vs cursaba". 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 #211,378 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.