Which to use
“desborda” is a verb and “desbordada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,801
- “desborda” frequency rank
- #48,343
- “desbordada” frequency rank
- 75144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desborda | desbordada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desbordar. | Forma del femenino de desbordado, participio de desbordar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set desborda and desbordada apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
desborda and desbordada 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 2 extra letter(s) - “desborda” sits inside “desbordada” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desborda is recorded at frequency rank #26,801, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esˈβ̞oɾð̞a]. desbordada is at rank #48,343, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪esβ̞oɾˈð̞að̞a].
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 75144, this pair ranks #20,116 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering desborda vs desbordada
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- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “desborda”; for a participle, it's “desbordada”.
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