deseadasvsdeseadoTell them apart

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“deseadas” and “deseado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#32,610
“deseadas” frequency rank
#8,103
“deseado” frequency rank
40713
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature deseadas deseado
Definition Forma del femenino plural de deseado, participio de desear. Participio de desear.

Where the eye mixes deseadas and deseado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. deseadas runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against deseado's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
deseadas
7 ch
deseado

Look-alike desk: deseadas vs deseado

A purely visual mix-up. deseadas ([d̪eseˈað̞as]) and deseado ([d̪eseˈað̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

deseadas is recorded at frequency rank #32,610, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eseˈað̞as]. deseado is at rank #8,103, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eseˈað̞o].

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 40713, this pair ranks #157,601 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of deseadas vs deseado

Shared letters: ades. Private to "deseadas": -. Private to "deseado": o.

"deseadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "deseado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • deseadas ← ddeseadas · deceadas · deesadas · desaedas · deseaads · deseadass · deseaddas · deseadsa
  • deseado ← ddeseado · deceado · deesado · desaedo · deseaddo · deseaod · desedao · desseado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "deseadas" and "deseado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eseˈað̞as] versus [d̪eseˈað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "deseadas" or "deseado"?
"deseado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,103 in our Spanish list, against #32,610 for "deseadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "deseadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "deseado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #157,601 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "deseadas" and "deseado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delegadas vs deseadas". 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 #157,601 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list