Which to use
“desaparecida” and “desaparecidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,485
- “desaparecida” frequency rank
- #13,016
- “desaparecidas” frequency rank
- 23501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desaparecida | desaparecidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de desaparecido, participio de desaparecer o de desaparecerse. | Forma del femenino plural de desaparecido, participio de desaparecer o de desaparecerse. |
Where the eye mixes desaparecida and desaparecidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: desaparecida vs desaparecidas
A purely visual mix-up. desaparecida ([d̪esapaɾeˈsið̞a]) and desaparecidas ([d̪esapaɾeˈsið̞as]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “desaparecida” sits inside “desaparecidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desaparecida is recorded at frequency rank #10,485, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪esapaɾeˈsið̞a]. desaparecidas is at rank #13,016, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪esapaɾeˈsið̞as].
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 23501, this pair ranks #245,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of desaparecida vs desaparecidas
Shared letters: acdeiprs. Private to "desaparecida": -. Private to "desaparecidas": -.
"desaparecida" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVCV · "desaparecidas" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- desaparecida ← ddesaparecida · deasparecida · desaaprecida · desapaercida · desaparceida · desapareccida · desaparecdia · desapareciad
- desaparecidas ← ddesaparecidas · deasparecidas · desaaprecidas · desapaercidas · desaparceidas · desapareccidas · desaparecdias · desapareciads
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desaparecida" and "desaparecidas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "desaparecida" or "desaparecidas"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "desaparecida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desaparecidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desaparecida" and "desaparecidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desaparecía vs desaparecidas". 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 #245,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.