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.
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?
Which is more common, "detallado" or "detallados"?
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.