Which to use
“cerradas” and “cerrados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,965
- “cerradas” frequency rank
- #6,153
- “cerrados” frequency rank
- 14118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cerradas | cerrados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cerrado, participio de cerrar. | Forma del plural de cerrado, participio de cerrar. |
Where the eye mixes cerradas and cerrados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cerradas and cerrados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: cerradas vs cerrados
A purely visual mix-up. cerradas ([seˈrað̞as]) and cerrados ([seˈrað̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “cerradas” becomes o in “cerrados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cerradas is recorded at frequency rank #7,965, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [seˈrað̞as]. cerrados is at rank #6,153, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [seˈrað̞os].
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 14118, this pair ranks #285,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cerradas vs cerrados
Shared letters: acders. Private to "cerradas": -. Private to "cerrados": o.
"cerradas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cerrados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cerradas" and "cerrados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cerradas" vs "cerrados" - 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 "cerradas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cerrados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cerradas" and "cerrados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerrados vs cifrados". 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 #285,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.