detalladavsdetalladoConfusable pair

Quick tell: detallada is a participle, detallado is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“detallada” is a participle and “detallado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,790
“detallada” frequency rank
#9,974
“detallado” frequency rank
18764
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature detallada detallado
Definition Forma del femenino de detallado, participio de detallar. Participio de detallar.

Where the eye mixes detallada and detallado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. detallada and detallado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
detallada
9 ch
detallado

Look-alike desk: detallada vs detallado

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: detallada is [d̪et̪aˈʝað̞a] while detallado is [d̪et̪aˈʝað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “detallada” becomes o in “detallado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

detallada is recorded at frequency rank #8,790, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪et̪aˈʝað̞a]. detallado is at rank #9,974, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪et̪aˈʝað̞o].

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 18764, this pair ranks #266,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of detallada vs detallado

Shared letters: adelt. Private to "detallada": -. Private to "detallado": o.

"detallada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "detallado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • detallada ← ddetallada · deatllada · detalada · detalalda · detallaad · detalladda · detalldaa · detlalada
  • detallado ← ddetallado · deatllado · detalado · detalaldo · detalladdo · detallaod · detalldao · detlalado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "detallada" and "detallado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "detallada" is a participle and "detallado" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "detallada" or "detallado"?
"detallada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,790 in our Spanish list, against #9,974 for "detallado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "detallada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "detallado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #266,563 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "detallada" and "detallado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "degollado vs detallado". 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 #266,563 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