detectadavsdetectadasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#37,032
“detectada” frequency rank
#47,727
“detectadas” frequency rank
84759
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature detectada detectadas
Definition Forma del femenino de detectado, participio de detectar. Forma del femenino plural de detectado, participio de detectar.

Where the eye mixes detectada and detectadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
detectada
10 ch
detectadas

Look-alike desk: detectada vs detectadas

A purely visual mix-up. detectada ([d̪et̪ekˈt̪að̞a]) and detectadas ([d̪et̪ekˈt̪að̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “detectada” sits inside “detectadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

detectada is recorded at frequency rank #37,032, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪et̪ekˈt̪að̞a]. detectadas is at rank #47,727, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪et̪ekˈt̪að̞as].

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 84759, this pair ranks #6,726 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of detectada vs detectadas

Shared letters: acdet. Private to "detectada": -. Private to "detectadas": s.

"detectada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "detectadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • detectadaddetectada · deetctada · detcetada · detecatda · detecctada · detectaad · detectadda · detectdaa
  • detectadasddetectadas · deetctadas · detcetadas · detecatdas · detecctadas · detectaads · detectadass · detectaddas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "detectada" and "detectadas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪et̪ekˈt̪að̞a] versus [d̪et̪ekˈt̪að̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "detectada" or "detectadas"?
"detectada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,032 in our Spanish list, against #47,727 for "detectadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "detectada" and "detectadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "detectada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "detectadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #6,726 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "detectada" and "detectadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "detectadas vs detectados". 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 #6,726 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