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“cuestionada” and “cuestionados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,586
“cuestionada” frequency rank
#47,043
“cuestionados” frequency rank
72629
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cuestionada cuestionados
Definition Forma del femenino de cuestionado, participio de cuestionar. Forma del plural de cuestionado, participio de cuestionar.

Where the eye mixes cuestionada and cuestionados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. cuestionada runs 11 letters (CVVCCVVCVCV) against cuestionados's 12 (CVVCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
cuestionada
12 ch
cuestionados

Visual trap between cuestionada and cuestionados

A purely visual mix-up. cuestionada ([kwest̪joˈnað̞a]) and cuestionados ([kwest̪joˈnað̞os]) 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 72629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cuestionada is recorded at frequency rank #25,586, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kwest̪joˈnað̞a]. cuestionados is at rank #47,043, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kwest̪joˈnað̞os].

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 72629, this pair ranks #24,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of cuestionada vs cuestionados

Shared letters: acdeinostu. Private to "cuestionada": -. Private to "cuestionados": -.

"cuestionada" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVCV  ·  "cuestionados" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cuestionadaccuestionada · ceustionada · cuesitonada · cuesstionada · cuestinoada · cuestioanda · cuestionaad · cuestionadda
  • cuestionadosccuestionados · ceustionados · cuesitonados · cuesstionados · cuestinoados · cuestioandos · cuestionaddos · cuestionadoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cuestionada" and "cuestionados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kwest̪joˈnað̞a] versus [kwest̪joˈnað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cuestionada" or "cuestionados"?
"cuestionada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,586 in our Spanish list, against #47,043 for "cuestionados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "cuestionada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cuestionados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #24,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cuestionada" and "cuestionados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuestionados vs cuestionaron". 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 #24,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list