detalladavsdetalladosWhat's the difference?

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

#8,790
“detallada” frequency rank
#22,326
“detallados” frequency rank
31116
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes detallada and detallados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. detallada runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against detallados's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
detallada
10 ch
detallados

Visual trap between detallada and detallados

A purely visual mix-up. detallada ([d̪et̪aˈʝað̞a]) and detallados ([d̪et̪aˈʝað̞os]) 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 31116, 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]. detallados is at rank #22,326, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪et̪aˈʝað̞os].

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 31116, this pair ranks #208,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of detallada vs detallados

Shared letters: adelt. Private to "detallada": -. Private to "detallados": os.

"detallada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "detallados" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • detallada ← ddetallada · deatllada · detalada · detalalda · detallaad · detalladda · detalldaa · detlalada
  • detallados ← ddetallados · deatllados · detalados · detalaldos · detalladdos · detalladoss · detalladso · detallaods

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "detallada" and "detallados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪et̪aˈʝað̞a] versus [d̪et̪aˈʝað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "detallada" or "detallados"?
"detallada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,790 in our Spanish list, against #22,326 for "detallados". 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 "detallados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #208,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "detallada" and "detallados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "detallados vs detallando". 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 #208,702 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