Which to use
“cerradas” and “cortadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,965
- “cerradas” frequency rank
- #18,202
- “cortadas” frequency rank
- 26167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cerradas | cortadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cerrado, participio de cerrar. | Forma del femenino plural de cortado, participio de cortar o de cortarse. |
Where the eye mixes cerradas and cortadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cerradas and cortadas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cerradas and cortadas
A purely visual mix-up. cerradas ([seˈrað̞as]) and cortadas ([koɾˈt̪að̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26167, 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]. cortadas is at rank #18,202, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [koɾˈt̪að̞as].
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 26167, this pair ranks #232,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cerradas vs cortadas
Shared letters: acdrs. Private to "cerradas": e. Private to "cortadas": ot.
"cerradas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cortadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cerradas" for "cortadas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cerradas" or "cortadas" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cerradas" and "cortadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cerradas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cortadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cerradas" and "cortadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cortadas vs cortador". 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 #232,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.