consideravsconsideradoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: considera is a verb, considerado is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“considera” is a verb and “considerado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,404
“considera” frequency rank
#2,155
“considerado” frequency rank
3559
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature considera considerado
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de considerar. Que obra respetuosamente o con meditación y reflexión.

Where the eye mixes considera and considerado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
considera
11 ch
considerado

Look-alike desk: considera vs considerado

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: considera is [kõnsiˈð̞eɾa] while considerado is [kõnsið̞eˈɾað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “considera” sits inside “considerado”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

considera is recorded at frequency rank #1,404, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnsiˈð̞eɾa]. considerado is at rank #2,155, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõnsið̞eˈɾað̞o].

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 3559, this pair ranks #318,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of considera vs considerado

Shared letters: acdeinors. Private to "considera": -. Private to "considerado": -.

"considera" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "considerado" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consideracconsidera · cnosidera · concidera · conisdera · connsidera · consdiera · considdera · considear
  • consideradocconsiderado · cnosiderado · conciderado · conisderado · connsiderado · consdierado · considderado · consideardo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "considera" for "considerado" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "considera" is a verb and "considerado" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "considera" or "considerado" show up more?
"considera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,404 in our Spanish list, against #2,155 for "considerado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "considera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "considerado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #318,051 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "considera" and "considerado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concederá vs considera". 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 #318,051 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