Which to use
“detecta” and “detectado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,816
- “detecta” frequency rank
- #13,885
- “detectado” frequency rank
- 30701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | detecta | detectado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de detectar. | Participio de detectar. |
Where the eye mixes detecta and detectado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between detecta and detectado
A purely visual mix-up. detecta ([d̪eˈt̪ekt̪a]) and detectado ([d̪et̪ekˈt̪að̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “detecta” sits inside “detectado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
detecta is recorded at frequency rank #16,816, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈt̪ekt̪a]. detectado is at rank #13,885, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪et̪ekˈt̪að̞o].
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 30701, this pair ranks #210,715 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of detecta vs detectado
Shared letters: acdet. Private to "detecta": -. Private to "detectado": o.
"detecta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "detectado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "detecta" and "detectado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "detecta" or "detectado" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "detecta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "detectado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,715 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "detecta" and "detectado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "detecta vs detente". 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 #210,715 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.