Which to use
“cuadrada” and “cuadradas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,067
- “cuadrada” frequency rank
- #25,203
- “cuadradas” frequency rank
- 41270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cuadrada | cuadradas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de cuadrado. | Forma del femenino plural de cuadrado. |
Where the eye mixes cuadrada and cuadradas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. cuadrada runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against cuadradas's 9 (CVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cuadrada with cuadradas
A purely visual mix-up. cuadrada ([kwaˈð̞ɾað̞a]) and cuadradas ([kwaˈð̞ɾað̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “cuadrada” sits inside “cuadradas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cuadrada is recorded at frequency rank #16,067, classified as anadj, pronounced [kwaˈð̞ɾað̞a]. cuadradas is at rank #25,203, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kwaˈð̞ɾað̞as].
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 41270, this pair ranks #154,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cuadrada vs cuadradas
Shared letters: acdru. Private to "cuadrada": -. Private to "cuadradas": s.
"cuadrada" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "cuadradas" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cuadrada" and "cuadradas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cuadrada" or "cuadradas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "cuadrada" and "cuadradas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cuadrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cuadradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cuadrada" and "cuadradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuadrada vs cuadran". 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 #154,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.