Which to use
“culpado” and “culpas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,145
- “culpado” frequency rank
- #14,807
- “culpas” frequency rank
- 53952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | culpado | culpas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de culpar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de culpar. |
Where the eye mixes culpado and culpas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: culpado vs culpas
A purely visual mix-up. culpado ([kulˈpað̞o]) and culpas ([ˈkulpas]) 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 53952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
culpado is recorded at frequency rank #39,145, classified as averb, pronounced [kulˈpað̞o]. culpas is at rank #14,807, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkulpas].
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 53952, this pair ranks #85,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of culpado vs culpas
Shared letters: aclpu. Private to "culpado": do. Private to "culpas": s.
"culpado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "culpas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "culpado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "culpas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "culpado" and "culpas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colmado vs culpado". 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 #85,474 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.