Which to use
“consultada” and “consultados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,701
- “consultada” frequency rank
- #26,769
- “consultados” frequency rank
- 55470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consultada | consultados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de consultado, participio de consultar. | Forma del plural de consultado, participio de consultar. |
Where the eye mixes consultada and consultados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. consultada runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against consultados's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: consultada vs consultados
A purely visual mix-up. consultada ([kõnsul̪ˈt̪að̞a]) and consultados ([kõnsul̪ˈt̪að̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consultada is recorded at frequency rank #28,701, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnsul̪ˈt̪að̞a]. consultados is at rank #26,769, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kõnsul̪ˈt̪að̞os].
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 55470, this pair ranks #78,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of consultada vs consultados
Shared letters: acdlnostu. Private to "consultada": -. Private to "consultados": -.
"consultada" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "consultados" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- consultada ← cconsultada · cnosultada · connsultada · conslutada · conssultada · consulatda · consulltada · consultaad
- consultados ← cconsultados · cnosultados · connsultados · conslutados · conssultados · consulatdos · consulltados · consultaddos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "consultada" and "consultados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "consultada" vs "consultados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "consultada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consultados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consultada" and "consultados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consultada vs consultan". 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 #78,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.