comisionadavscomisionadoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: comisionada is a participle, comisionado is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“comisionada” is a participle and “comisionado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,198
“comisionada” frequency rank
#7,686
“comisionado” frequency rank
47884
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comisionada comisionado
Definition Forma del femenino de comisionado, participio de comisionar. Que tiene a su cargo una comisión o tarea.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set comisionada and comisionado apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
comisionada
11 ch
comisionado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comisionada is [komisjoˈnað̞a] while comisionado is [komisjoˈnað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “comisionada” becomes o in “comisionado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comisionada is recorded at frequency rank #40,198, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [komisjoˈnað̞a]. comisionado is at rank #7,686, tagged as anadj, pronounced [komisjoˈnað̞o].

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 47884, this pair ranks #117,546 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comisionada vs comisionado

Shared letters: acdimnos. Private to "comisionada": -. Private to "comisionado": -.

"comisionada" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVCV  ·  "comisionado" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comisionadaccomisionada · cmoisionada · coimsionada · comicionada · comiisonada · comisinoada · comisioanda · comisionaad
  • comisionadoccomisionado · cmoisionado · coimsionado · comicionado · comiisonado · comisinoado · comisioando · comisionaddo

Frequency comparison

comisionada#40,198
comisionado#7,686

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comisionada" and "comisionado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "comisionada" is a participle and "comisionado" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "comisionada" or "comisionado"?
"comisionado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,686 in our Spanish list, against #40,198 for "comisionada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering comisionada vs comisionado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “comisionada”; for an adjective, it's “comisionado”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “comisionada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list