comparadasvscompradosWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: comparadas is a adjective, comprados is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“comparadas” is an adjective and “comprados” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,115
“comparadas” frequency rank
#18,482
“comprados” frequency rank
47597
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comparadas comprados
Definition Forma del femenino plural de comparado. Forma del plural de comprado.

Where the eye mixes comparadas and comprados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
comparadas
9 ch
comprados

Look-alike desk: comparadas vs comprados

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comparadas is [kõmpaˈɾað̞as] while comprados is [kõmˈpɾað̞os]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comparadas is recorded at frequency rank #29,115, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõmpaˈɾað̞as]. comprados is at rank #18,482, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kõmˈpɾað̞os].

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 47597, this pair ranks #119,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comparadas vs comprados

Shared letters: acdmoprs. Private to "comparadas": -. Private to "comprados": -.

"comparadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "comprados" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comparadasccomparadas · cmoparadas · comapradas · commparadas · compaardas · comparaads · comparadass · comparaddas
  • compradosccomprados · cmoprados · commprados · compardos · compprados · compraddos · compradoss · compradso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "comparadas" and "comprados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "comparadas" is an adjective and "comprados" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "comparadas" or "comprados"?
"comprados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,482 in our Spanish list, against #29,115 for "comparadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comparadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comprados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #119,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comparadas" and "comprados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comparaba vs comparadas". 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 #119,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list