Which to use
“cultivadores” is an adjective and “cultivados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,971
- “cultivadores” frequency rank
- #38,036
- “cultivados” frequency rank
- 74007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cultivadores | cultivados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de cultivador. | Forma del plural de cultivado. |
Where the eye mixes cultivadores and cultivados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. cultivadores runs 12 letters (CVCCVCVCVCVC) against cultivados's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cultivadores with cultivados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cultivadores is [kul̪t̪iβ̞aˈð̞oɾes] while cultivados is [kul̪t̪iˈβ̞að̞os]. 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 (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cultivadores is recorded at frequency rank #35,971, classified as anadj, pronounced [kul̪t̪iβ̞aˈð̞oɾes]. cultivados is at rank #38,036, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kul̪t̪iˈβ̞að̞os].
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 74007, this pair ranks #22,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cultivadores vs cultivados
Shared letters: acdilostuv. Private to "cultivadores": er. Private to "cultivados": -.
"cultivadores" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVC · "cultivados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cultivadores ← ccultivadores · clutivadores · culitvadores · culltivadores · cultiavdores · cultibadores · cultivaddores · cultivadoers
- cultivados ← ccultivados · clutivados · culitvados · culltivados · cultiavdos · cultibados · cultivaddos · cultivadoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cultivadores" for "cultivados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cultivadores" or "cultivados"?
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 "cultivadores" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cultivados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cultivadores" and "cultivados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cultivados vs cultivando". 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 #22,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.