Which to use
“décadas” is a noun and “doradas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,338
- “décadas” frequency rank
- #19,095
- “doradas” frequency rank
- 21433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décadas | doradas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de década. | Forma del femenino plural de dorado, participio de dorar o de dorarse. |
Where the eye mixes décadas and doradas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: décadas vs doradas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décadas is [ˈd̪ekað̞as] while doradas is [d̪oˈɾað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décadas is recorded at frequency rank #2,338, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ekað̞as]. doradas is at rank #19,095, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪oˈɾað̞as].
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 21433, this pair ranks #254,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of décadas vs doradas
Shared letters: ads. Private to "décadas": cé. Private to "doradas": or.
"décadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "doradas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- doradas ← ddoradas · doardas · doraads · doradass · doraddas · doradsa · dordaas · dorradas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décadas" for "doradas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "décadas" or "doradas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "décadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décadas" and "doradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "donadas vs doradas". 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 #254,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.