Which to use
“crítica” is a noun and “criticada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,405
- “crítica” frequency rank
- #22,314
- “criticada” frequency rank
- 23719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crítica | criticada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Comentario, opinión o juicio sobre alguien o algo, en particular de manera pública y sobre obras artísticas, literarias o del espectáculo. | Forma del femenino de criticado, participio de criticar. |
Where the eye mixes crítica and criticada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. crítica runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against criticada's 9 (CCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between crítica and criticada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: crítica is [ˈkɾit̪ika] while criticada is [kɾit̪iˈkað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crítica is recorded at frequency rank #1,405, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɾit̪ika]. criticada is at rank #22,314, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kɾit̪iˈkað̞a].
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 23719, this pair ranks #244,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of crítica vs criticada
Shared letters: acirt. Private to "crítica": í. Private to "criticada": d.
"crítica" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "criticada" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- criticada ← ccriticada · cirticada · criitcada · critciada · critiacda · criticaad · criticadda · criticcada
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crítica" and "criticada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "crítica" or "criticada" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "crítica" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "criticada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crítica" and "criticada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "criticada vs critical". 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 #244,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.