Which to use
“derivada” is a noun and “derivadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,015
- “derivada” frequency rank
- #11,753
- “derivadas” frequency rank
- 24768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | derivada | derivadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Límite del cociente de la variación de una función con respecto a la variación de una o varias variables cuando la variación en la varible o las variables tiende a cero. | Forma del femenino plural de derivado, participio de derivar o de derivarse. |
Where the eye mixes derivada and derivadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: derivada vs derivadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: derivada is [d̪eɾiˈβ̞að̞a] while derivadas is [d̪eɾiˈβ̞að̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “derivada” sits inside “derivadas”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
derivada is recorded at frequency rank #13,015, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪eɾiˈβ̞að̞a]. derivadas is at rank #11,753, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eɾiˈβ̞að̞as].
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 24768, this pair ranks #239,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of derivada vs derivadas
Shared letters: adeirv. Private to "derivada": -. Private to "derivadas": s.
"derivada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "derivadas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "derivada" and "derivadas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "derivada" or "derivadas" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "derivada" and "derivadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "derivada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "derivadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "derivada" and "derivadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "derivada vs derogada". 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 #239,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.