Which to use
“desalojado” is a verb and “desalojados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,570
- “desalojado” frequency rank
- #45,864
- “desalojados” frequency rank
- 95434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desalojado | desalojados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de desalojar. | Forma del plural de desalojado, participio de desalojar. |
Where the eye mixes desalojado and desalojados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. desalojado runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVCV) against desalojados's 11 (CVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: desalojado vs desalojados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: desalojado is [d̪esaloˈxað̞o] while desalojados is [d̪esaloˈxað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “desalojado” sits inside “desalojados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 95434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desalojado is recorded at frequency rank #49,570, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esaloˈxað̞o]. desalojados is at rank #45,864, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪esaloˈxað̞os].
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 95434, this pair ranks #543 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desalojado vs desalojados
Shared letters: adejlos. Private to "desalojado": -. Private to "desalojados": -.
"desalojado" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "desalojados" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- desalojado ← ddesalojado · deaslojado · desaljoado · desallojado · desaloajdo · desalojaddo · desalojaod · desalojdao
- desalojados ← ddesalojados · deaslojados · desaljoados · desallojados · desaloajdos · desalojaddos · desalojadoss · desalojadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desalojado" and "desalojados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "desalojado" vs "desalojados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "desalojado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desalojados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #543 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desalojado" and "desalojados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desalojados vs desalojos". 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 #543 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.