Which to use
“detenida” and “detenidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,583
- “detenida” frequency rank
- #19,088
- “detenidas” frequency rank
- 31671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | detenida | detenidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de detenido, participio de detener o de detenerse. | Forma del femenino plural de detenido, participio de detener o de detenerse. |
Where the eye mixes detenida and detenidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between detenida and detenidas
A purely visual mix-up. detenida ([d̪et̪eˈnið̞a]) and detenidas ([d̪et̪eˈnið̞as]) 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) - “detenida” sits inside “detenidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
detenida is recorded at frequency rank #12,583, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪et̪eˈnið̞a]. detenidas is at rank #19,088, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪et̪eˈnið̞as].
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 31671, this pair ranks #205,914 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of detenida vs detenidas
Shared letters: adeint. Private to "detenida": -. Private to "detenidas": s.
"detenida" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "detenidas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "detenida" and "detenidas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "detenida" or "detenidas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "detenida" and "detenidas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "detenida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "detenidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,914 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "detenida" and "detenidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "detengas vs detenidas". 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 #205,914 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.