Which to use
“cumplidas” and “cumplidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,845
- “cumplidas” frequency rank
- #17,396
- “cumplidos” frequency rank
- 48241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cumplidas | cumplidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de cumplido, participio de cumplir. | Forma del plural de cumplido, participio de cumplir. |
Where the eye mixes cumplidas and cumplidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. cumplidas and cumplidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between cumplidas and cumplidos
A purely visual mix-up. cumplidas ([kũmˈplið̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “cumplidas” becomes o in “cumplidos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cumplidas is recorded at frequency rank #30,845, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [kũmˈplið̞as]. 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 48241, this pair ranks #115,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cumplidas vs cumplidos
Shared letters: cdilmpsu. Private to "cumplidas": a. Private to "cumplidos": o.
"cumplidas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "cumplidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cumplidas" for "cumplidos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cumplidas" or "cumplidos"?
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 "cumplidas" 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 #115,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cumplidas" and "cumplidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cumplidas vs cumplirán". 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 #115,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.