Which to use
“controvertidas” is a participle and “controvertido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,076
- “controvertidas” frequency rank
- #21,278
- “controvertido” frequency rank
- 65354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | controvertidas | controvertido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de controvertido, participio de controvertir. | Dicho de un asunto: que siempre es motivo de debate y que da lugar a posturas contrapuestas. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set controvertidas and controvertido apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: controvertidas is [kõn̪t̪ɾoβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞as] while controvertido is [kõn̪t̪ɾoβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
controvertidas is recorded at frequency rank #44,076, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾoβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞as]. controvertido is at rank #21,278, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ɾoβ̞eɾˈt̪ið̞o].
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 65354, this pair ranks #42,889 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of controvertidas vs controvertido
Shared letters: cdeinortv. Private to "controvertidas": as. Private to "controvertido": -.
"controvertidas" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCVCVC · "controvertido" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- controvertidas ← ccontrovertidas · cnotrovertidas · conntrovertidas · conrtovertidas · contorvertidas · controbertidas · controevrtidas · controveritdas
- controvertido ← ccontrovertido · cnotrovertido · conntrovertido · conrtovertido · contorvertido · controbertido · controevrtido · controveritdo
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering controvertidas vs controvertido
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “controvertidas”; for an adjective, it's “controvertido”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “controvertidas” entry
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