Which to use
“comprobada” is a participle and “comprobado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,276
- “comprobada” frequency rank
- #8,239
- “comprobado” frequency rank
- 39515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comprobada | comprobado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de comprobado, participio de comprobar. | Participio de comprobar. |
Where the eye mixes comprobada and comprobado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between comprobada and comprobado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comprobada is [kõmpɾoˈβ̞að̞a] while comprobado is [kõmpɾoˈβ̞að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “comprobada” becomes o in “comprobado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39515, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comprobada is recorded at frequency rank #31,276, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõmpɾoˈβ̞að̞a]. comprobado is at rank #8,239, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpɾoˈβ̞að̞o].
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 39515, this pair ranks #164,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comprobada vs comprobado
Shared letters: abcdmopr. Private to "comprobada": -. Private to "comprobado": -.
"comprobada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV · "comprobado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- comprobada ← ccomprobada · cmoprobada · commprobada · comporbada · compprobada · comprboada · comproabda · comprobaad
- comprobado ← ccomprobado · cmoprobado · commprobado · comporbado · compprobado · comprboado · comproabdo · comprobaddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comprobada" and "comprobado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "comprobada" vs "comprobado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "comprobada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comprobado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comprobada" and "comprobado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comprobada vs comprobados". 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 #164,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.