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Which to use

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

#17,933
“cumplida” frequency rank
#17,396
“cumplidos” frequency rank
35329
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cumplida cumplidos
Definition Forma del femenino de cumplido, participio de cumplir. Forma del plural de cumplido, participio de cumplir.

Where the eye mixes cumplida and cumplidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cumplida runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against cumplidos's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
cumplida
9 ch
cumplidos

Visual trap between cumplida and cumplidos

A purely visual mix-up. cumplida ([kũmˈplið̞a]) and cumplidos ([kũmˈplið̞os]) 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 35329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cumplida is recorded at frequency rank #17,933, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kũmˈplið̞a]. cumplidos is at rank #17,396, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [kũmˈplið̞os].

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 35329, this pair ranks #186,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cumplida vs cumplidos

Shared letters: cdilmpu. Private to "cumplida": a. Private to "cumplidos": os.

"cumplida" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV  ·  "cumplidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cumplidaccumplida · cmuplida · cumlpida · cummplida · cumpilda · cumpldia · cumpliad · cumplidda
  • cumplidosccumplidos · cmuplidos · cumlpidos · cummplidos · cumpildos · cumpldios · cumpliddos · cumplidoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cumplida" and "cumplidos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kũmˈplið̞a] versus [kũmˈplið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cumplida" or "cumplidos"?
"cumplidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,396 in our Spanish list, against #17,933 for "cumplida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cumplida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cumplidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #186,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cumplida" and "cumplidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cumplida vs cumpliré". 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 #186,673 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