Which to use
“derramada” is a participle and “derramado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,947
- “derramada” frequency rank
- #30,418
- “derramado” frequency rank
- 58365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | derramada | derramado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de derramado, participio de derramar. | Participio de derramar. |
Where the eye mixes derramada and derramado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. derramada and derramado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: derramada vs derramado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: derramada is [d̪eraˈmað̞a] while derramado is [d̪eraˈmað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “derramada” becomes o in “derramado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
derramada is recorded at frequency rank #27,947, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eraˈmað̞a]. derramado is at rank #30,418, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eraˈmað̞o].
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 58365, this pair ranks #66,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of derramada vs derramado
Shared letters: ademr. Private to "derramada": -. Private to "derramado": o.
"derramada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "derramado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "derramada" for "derramado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "derramada" or "derramado"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "derramada" and "derramado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "derramada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "derramado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "derramada" and "derramado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "depravado vs derramado". 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 #66,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.