Which to use
“dedicado” and “dedicas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,651
- “dedicado” frequency rank
- #17,936
- “dedicas” frequency rank
- 20587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dedicado | dedicas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de dedicar o de dedicarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de dedicar o de dedicarse. |
Where the eye mixes dedicado and dedicas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dedicado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against dedicas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dedicado vs dedicas
A purely visual mix-up. dedicado ([d̪eð̞iˈkað̞o]) and dedicas ([d̪eˈð̞ikas]) 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 20587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dedicado is recorded at frequency rank #2,651, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eð̞iˈkað̞o]. 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 20587, this pair ranks #258,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dedicado vs dedicas
Shared letters: acdei. Private to "dedicado": o. Private to "dedicas": s.
"dedicado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "dedicas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dedicado" and "dedicas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dedicado" or "dedicas"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dedicado" 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 #258,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dedicado" 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 #258,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.