Which to use
“desarrolladas” is a participle and “desarrollado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,554
- “desarrolladas” frequency rank
- #3,045
- “desarrollado” frequency rank
- 14599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desarrolladas | desarrollado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de desarrollado, participio de desarrollar o de desarrollarse. | Participio de desarrollar o de desarrollarse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set desarrolladas and desarrollado apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
desarrolladas and desarrollado form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desarrolladas is recorded at frequency rank #11,554, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪esaroˈʝað̞as]. desarrollado is at rank #3,045, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esaroˈʝað̞o].
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 14599, this pair ranks #283,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering desarrolladas vs desarrollado
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “desarrolladas”; for a verb, it's “desarrollado”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “desarrolladas” entry
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