Which to use
“definidos” is a participle and “definió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,356
- “definidos” frequency rank
- #13,220
- “definió” frequency rank
- 25576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | definidos | definió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de definido, participio de definir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de definir o de definirse. |
Where the eye mixes definidos and definió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. definidos runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against definió's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: definidos vs definió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: definidos is [d̪efiˈnið̞os] while definió is [d̪efiˈnjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 25576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
definidos is recorded at frequency rank #12,356, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪efiˈnið̞os]. definió is at rank #13,220, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪efiˈnjo].
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 25576, this pair ranks #235,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of definidos vs definió
Shared letters: defin. Private to "definidos": os. Private to "definió": ó.
"definidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "definió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- definidos ← ddefinidos · deffinidos · defiindos · defindios · definiddos · definidoss · definidso · definiods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "definidos" for "definió" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "definidos" or "definió" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "definidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "definió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "definidos" and "definió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "defendidos vs definidos". 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 #235,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.