Which to use
“comprado” is a verb and “comprados” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,984
- “comprado” frequency rank
- #18,482
- “comprados” frequency rank
- 23466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprado | comprados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de comprar. | Forma del plural de comprado. |
Where the eye mixes comprado and comprados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses comprado with comprados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comprado is [kõmˈpɾað̞o] while comprados is [kõmˈpɾað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “comprado” sits inside “comprados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comprado is recorded at frequency rank #4,984, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpɾað̞o]. 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 23466, this pair ranks #245,681 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comprado vs comprados
Shared letters: acdmopr. Private to "comprado": -. Private to "comprados": s.
"comprado" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "comprados" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comprado" for "comprados" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comprado" or "comprados" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "comprado" 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 #245,681 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprado" and "comprados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprados vs compremos". 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 #245,681 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.