Which to use
“complicada” and “complicadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,636
- “complicada” frequency rank
- #13,871
- “complicadas” frequency rank
- 20507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | complicada | complicadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de complicado, participio de complicar. | Forma del femenino plural de complicado, participio de complicar. |
Where the eye mixes complicada and complicadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. complicada runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVCV) against complicadas's 11 (CVCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses complicada with complicadas
A purely visual mix-up. complicada ([kõmpliˈkað̞a]) and complicadas ([kõmpliˈkað̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “complicada” sits inside “complicadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
complicada is recorded at frequency rank #6,636, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpliˈkað̞a]. complicadas is at rank #13,871, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpliˈkað̞as].
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 20507, this pair ranks #259,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of complicada vs complicadas
Shared letters: acdilmop. Private to "complicada": -. Private to "complicadas": s.
"complicada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "complicadas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- complicada ← ccomplicada · cmoplicada · comlpicada · commplicada · compilcada · complciada · compliacda · complicaad
- complicadas ← ccomplicadas · cmoplicadas · comlpicadas · commplicadas · compilcadas · complciadas · compliacdas · complicaads
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "complicada" for "complicadas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "complicada" or "complicadas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "complicada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "complicadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "complicada" and "complicadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "complicada vs complicando". 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 #259,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.