Which to use
“dedicada” and “dedicados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,150
- “dedicada” frequency rank
- #7,287
- “dedicados” frequency rank
- 11437
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dedicada | dedicados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de dedicado, participio de dedicar o de dedicarse. | Forma del plural de dedicado, participio de dedicar o de dedicarse. |
Where the eye mixes dedicada and dedicados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dedicada runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against dedicados's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dedicada with dedicados
A purely visual mix-up. dedicada ([d̪eð̞iˈkað̞a]) and dedicados ([d̪eð̞iˈkað̞os]) 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 11437, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dedicada is recorded at frequency rank #4,150, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eð̞iˈkað̞a]. dedicados is at rank #7,287, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eð̞iˈkað̞os].
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 11437, this pair ranks #295,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dedicada vs dedicados
Shared letters: acdei. Private to "dedicada": -. Private to "dedicados": os.
"dedicada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "dedicados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dedicada" for "dedicados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dedicada" vs "dedicados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dedicada" and "dedicados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dedicada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dedicados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dedicada" and "dedicados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dedicada vs dedicaría". 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 #295,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.