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

#22,623
“consagrada” frequency rank
#44,655
“consagradas” frequency rank
67278
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consagrada consagradas
Definition Forma del femenino de consagrado, participio de consagrar. Forma del femenino plural de consagrado, participio de consagrar.

Where the eye mixes consagrada and consagradas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. consagrada runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against consagradas's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
consagrada
11 ch
consagradas

Look-alike desk: consagrada vs consagradas

A purely visual mix-up. consagrada ([kõnsaˈɣ̞ɾað̞a]) and consagradas ([kõnsaˈɣ̞ɾað̞as]) 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) - “consagrada” sits inside “consagradas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

consagrada is recorded at frequency rank #22,623, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnsaˈɣ̞ɾað̞a]. consagradas is at rank #44,655, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnsaˈɣ̞ɾað̞as].

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 67278, this pair ranks #37,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of consagrada vs consagradas

Shared letters: acdgnors. Private to "consagrada": -. Private to "consagradas": -.

"consagrada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV  ·  "consagradas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consagradacconsagrada · cnosagrada · conasgrada · connsagrada · consagarda · consaggrada · consagraad · consagradda
  • consagradascconsagradas · cnosagradas · conasgradas · connsagradas · consagardas · consaggradas · consagraads · consagradass

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "consagrada" and "consagradas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõnsaˈɣ̞ɾað̞a] versus [kõnsaˈɣ̞ɾað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "consagrada" or "consagradas" show up more?
"consagrada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,623 in our Spanish list, against #44,655 for "consagradas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "consagrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "consagradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #37,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "consagrada" and "consagradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consagradas vs consagrados". 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 #37,562 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