Which to use
“criticados” is a participle and “críticas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,367
- “criticados” frequency rank
- #2,443
- “críticas” frequency rank
- 44810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | criticados | críticas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de criticado, participio de criticar. | Forma del femenino plural de crítico. |
Where the eye mixes criticados and críticas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. criticados runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVCVC) against críticas's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between criticados and críticas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: criticados is [kɾit̪iˈkað̞os] while críticas is [ˈkɾit̪ikas]. 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 (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
criticados is recorded at frequency rank #42,367, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kɾit̪iˈkað̞os]. críticas is at rank #2,443, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɾit̪ikas].
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 44810, this pair ranks #134,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of criticados vs críticas
Shared letters: acirst. Private to "criticados": do. Private to "críticas": í.
"criticados" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC · "críticas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- criticados ← ccriticados · cirticados · criitcados · critciados · critiacdos · criticaddos · criticadoss · criticadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "criticados" for "críticas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "criticados" or "críticas"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "criticados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "críticas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "criticados" and "críticas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "criticados vs criticamos". 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 #134,995 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.