Which to use
“dedicada” is a participle and “dedicas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,150
- “dedicada” frequency rank
- #17,936
- “dedicas” frequency rank
- 22086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dedicada | dedicas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de dedicado, participio de dedicar o de dedicarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de dedicar o de dedicarse. |
Where the eye mixes dedicada and dedicas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dedicada vs dedicas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dedicada is [d̪eð̞iˈkað̞a] while dedicas is [d̪eˈð̞ikas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22086, 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]. dedicas is at rank #17,936, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈð̞ikas].
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 22086, this pair ranks #251,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dedicada vs dedicas
Shared letters: acdei. Private to "dedicada": -. Private to "dedicas": s.
"dedicada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "dedicas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dedicada" and "dedicas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dedicada" vs "dedicas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dedicada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dedicas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dedicada" and "dedicas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dedicará vs dedicas". 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 #251,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.