Which to use
“comisionado” is an adjective and “comisionados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,686
- “comisionado” frequency rank
- #19,956
- “comisionados” frequency rank
- 27642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comisionado | comisionados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene a su cargo una comisión o tarea. | Forma del plural de comisionado, participio de comisionar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set comisionado and comisionados apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comisionado is [komisjoˈnað̞o] while comisionados is [komisjoˈnað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “comisionado” sits inside “comisionados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comisionado is recorded at frequency rank #7,686, classified as anadj, pronounced [komisjoˈnað̞o]. comisionados is at rank #19,956, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [komisjoˈnað̞os].
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 27642, this pair ranks #225,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comisionado vs comisionados
Shared letters: acdimnos. Private to "comisionado": -. Private to "comisionados": -.
"comisionado" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVCV · "comisionados" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comisionado ← ccomisionado · cmoisionado · coimsionado · comicionado · comiisonado · comisinoado · comisioando · comisionaddo
- comisionados ← ccomisionados · cmoisionados · coimsionados · comicionados · comiisonados · comisinoados · comisioandos · comisionaddos
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comisionado" and "comisionados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "comisionado" or "comisionados"?
Remembering comisionado vs comisionados
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “comisionado”; for a participle, it's “comisionados”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “comisionado” entry
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