cuestionadovscuestionadosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: cuestionado is a verb, cuestionados is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cuestionado” is a verb and “cuestionados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,208
“cuestionado” frequency rank
#47,043
“cuestionados” frequency rank
65251
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set cuestionado and cuestionados apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
cuestionado
12 ch
cuestionados

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

cuestionado and cuestionados form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cuestionado” sits inside “cuestionados” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cuestionado is recorded at frequency rank #18,208, classified as averb, pronounced [kwest̪joˈnað̞o]. 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 65251, this pair ranks #43,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Frequency comparison

cuestionado#18,208
cuestionados#47,043

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cuestionado" and "cuestionados" be used interchangeably?
No, "cuestionado" and "cuestionados" have distinct meanings and cannot be swapped without changing the meaning of a sentence. Understanding the specific definition and context for each word is essential for correct usage.

Remembering cuestionado vs cuestionados

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “cuestionado”; for a participle, it's “cuestionados”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “cuestionado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

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