Which to use
“dedicadas” and “dedicados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,616
- “dedicadas” frequency rank
- #7,287
- “dedicados” frequency rank
- 16903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dedicadas | dedicados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de dedicado, participio de dedicar o de dedicarse. | Forma del plural de dedicado, participio de dedicar o de dedicarse. |
Where the eye mixes dedicadas and dedicados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. dedicadas and dedicados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dedicadas with dedicados
A purely visual mix-up. dedicadas ([d̪eð̞iˈkað̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “dedicadas” becomes o in “dedicados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dedicadas is recorded at frequency rank #9,616, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eð̞iˈkað̞as]. 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 16903, this pair ranks #274,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dedicadas vs dedicados
Shared letters: acdeis. Private to "dedicadas": -. Private to "dedicados": o.
"dedicadas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "dedicados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dedicadas" for "dedicados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dedicadas" or "dedicados"?
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 "dedicadas" 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 #274,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dedicadas" and "dedicados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dedicadas vs dedicará". 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 #274,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.