completadavscompletadoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: completada is a noun, completado is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“completada” is a noun and “completado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,548
“completada” frequency rank
#12,340
“completado” frequency rank
41888
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature completada completado
Definition Instancia generalmente con fines benéficos en la cual se venden completos para recaudar dinero. Participio de completar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set completada and completado apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
completada
10 ch
completado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: completada is [kõmpleˈt̪að̞a] while completado is [kõmpleˈt̪að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “completada” becomes o in “completado”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

completada is recorded at frequency rank #29,548, classified as anoun, pronounced [kõmpleˈt̪að̞a]. completado is at rank #12,340, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpleˈt̪að̞o].

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 41888, this pair ranks #151,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of completada vs completado

Shared letters: acdelmopt. Private to "completada": -. Private to "completado": -.

"completada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV  ·  "completado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • completadaccompletada · cmopletada · comlpetada · commpletada · compeltada · compleatda · completaad · completadda
  • completadoccompletado · cmopletado · comlpetado · commpletado · compeltado · compleatdo · completaddo · completaod

Frequency comparison

completada#29,548
completado#12,340

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "completada" and "completado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "completada" is a noun and "completado" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "completada" or "completado"?
"completado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,340 in our Spanish list, against #29,548 for "completada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering completada vs completado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “completada”; for a verb, it's “completado”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “completada” 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