detalladovsdetalladosConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#9,974
“detallado” frequency rank
#22,326
“detallados” frequency rank
32300
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes detallado and detallados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. detallado 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
detallado
10 ch
detallados

Visual trap between detallado and detallados

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: detallado is [d̪et̪aˈʝað̞o] while detallados is [d̪et̪aˈʝað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “detallado” sits inside “detallados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

detallado is recorded at frequency rank #9,974, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪et̪aˈʝað̞o]. 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 32300, this pair ranks #202,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of detallado vs detallados

Shared letters: adelot. Private to "detallado": -. Private to "detallados": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • detallado ← ddetallado · deatllado · detalado · detalaldo · detalladdo · detallaod · detalldao · detlalado
  • detallados ← ddetallados · deatllados · detalados · detalaldos · detalladdos · detalladoss · detalladso · detallaods

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "detallado" and "detallados" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "detallado" is a verb and "detallados" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "detallado" or "detallados"?
"detallado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,974 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "detallado" 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 #202,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "detallado" 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 #202,689 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