Which to use
“citados” is a participle and “costados” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,550
- “citados” frequency rank
- #17,394
- “costados” frequency rank
- 29944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | citados | costados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de citado, participio de citar o de citarse. | Forma del plural de costado. |
Where the eye mixes citados and costados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. citados runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against costados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses citados with costados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: citados is [siˈt̪að̞os] while costados is [kosˈt̪að̞os]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
citados is recorded at frequency rank #12,550, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [siˈt̪að̞os]. costados is at rank #17,394, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kosˈt̪að̞os].
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 29944, this pair ranks #214,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of citados vs costados
Shared letters: acdost. Private to "citados": i. Private to "costados": -.
"citados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "costados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "citados" and "costados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "citados" vs "costados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "citados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "costados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "citados" and "costados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cortador vs costados". 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 #214,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.