Which to use
“decorado” is a verb and “demorado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,333
- “decorado” frequency rank
- #35,979
- “demorado” frequency rank
- 50312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decorado | demorado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de decorar. | Retrasado o dejado para más tarde. |
Where the eye mixes decorado and demorado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. decorado and demorado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between decorado and demorado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: decorado is [d̪ekoˈɾað̞o] while demorado is [d̪emoˈɾað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “decorado” becomes m in “demorado”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decorado is recorded at frequency rank #14,333, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ekoˈɾað̞o]. demorado is at rank #35,979, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪emoˈɾað̞o].
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 50312, this pair ranks #103,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decorado vs demorado
Shared letters: adeor. Private to "decorado": c. Private to "demorado": m.
"decorado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "demorado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "decorado" for "demorado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "decorado" or "demorado"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "decorado" and "demorado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decorado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demorado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decorado" and "demorado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demorado vs devorando". 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 #103,883 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.