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Which to use

“concentrada” and “concentradas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,959
“concentrada” frequency rank
#39,654
“concentradas” frequency rank
59613
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concentrada concentradas
Definition Forma del femenino de concentrado, participio de concentrar. Forma del femenino plural de concentrado, participio de concentrar.

Where the eye mixes concentrada and concentradas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

11 ch
concentrada
12 ch
concentradas

Why the eye confuses concentrada with concentradas

A purely visual mix-up. concentrada ([kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞a]) and concentradas ([kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞as]) 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) - “concentrada” sits inside “concentradas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59613, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concentrada is recorded at frequency rank #19,959, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞a]. concentradas is at rank #39,654, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞as].

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 59613, this pair ranks #61,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of concentrada vs concentradas

Shared letters: acdenort. Private to "concentrada": -. Private to "concentradas": s.

"concentrada" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCV  ·  "concentradas" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concentradacconcentrada · cnocentrada · cocnentrada · conccentrada · concenntrada · concenrtada · concentarda · concentraad
  • concentradascconcentradas · cnocentradas · cocnentradas · conccentradas · concenntradas · concenrtadas · concentardas · concentraads

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "concentrada" and "concentradas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞a] versus [kõnsẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "concentrada" or "concentradas"?
"concentrada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,959 in our Spanish list, against #39,654 for "concentradas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "concentrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "concentradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concentrada" and "concentradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concentraba vs concentradas". 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 #61,985 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