definidasvsdefinidosConfusable pair

Which to use

“definidas” and “definidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,067
“definidas” frequency rank
#12,356
“definidos” frequency rank
27423
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature definidas definidos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de definido, participio de definir. Forma del plural de definido, participio de definir.

Where the eye mixes definidas and definidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. definidas and definidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
definidas
9 ch
definidos

Visual trap between definidas and definidos

A purely visual mix-up. definidas ([d̪efiˈnið̞as]) and definidos ([d̪efiˈnið̞os]) 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 “definidas” becomes o in “definidos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

definidas is recorded at frequency rank #15,067, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪efiˈnið̞as]. definidos is at rank #12,356, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪efiˈnið̞os].

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 27423, this pair ranks #226,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of definidas vs definidos

Shared letters: defins. Private to "definidas": a. Private to "definidos": o.

"definidas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "definidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • definidas ← ddefinidas · deffinidas · defiindas · defindias · definiads · definidass · definiddas · definidsa
  • definidos ← ddefinidos · deffinidos · defiindos · defindios · definiddos · definidoss · definidso · definiods

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "definidas" and "definidos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪efiˈnið̞as] versus [d̪efiˈnið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "definidas" or "definidos"?
"definidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,356 in our Spanish list, against #15,067 for "definidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "definidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "definidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #226,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "definidas" and "definidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "definidas vs definimos". 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 #226,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list