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Which to use

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

#37,032
“detectada” frequency rank
#29,599
“detectados” frequency rank
66631
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes detectada and detectados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
detectada
10 ch
detectados

Look-alike desk: detectada vs detectados

A purely visual mix-up. detectada ([d̪et̪ekˈt̪að̞a]) and detectados ([d̪et̪ekˈt̪að̞os]) 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 66631, 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]. detectados is at rank #29,599, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪et̪ekˈt̪að̞os].

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 66631, this pair ranks #39,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of detectada vs detectados

Shared letters: acdet. Private to "detectada": -. Private to "detectados": os.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • detectadaddetectada · deetctada · detcetada · detecatda · detecctada · detectaad · detectadda · detectdaa
  • detectadosddetectados · deetctados · detcetados · detecatdos · detecctados · detectaddos · detectadoss · detectadso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "detectada" and "detectados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪et̪ekˈt̪að̞a] versus [d̪et̪ekˈt̪að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "detectada" vs "detectados" - which ranks higher?
"detectados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,599 in our Spanish list, against #37,032 for "detectada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "detectada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "detectados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #39,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "detectada" and "detectados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "detectada vs detectadas". 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 #39,350 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