Which to use
“determina” is a verb and “determinada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,415
- “determina” frequency rank
- #5,947
- “determinada” frequency rank
- 13362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | determina | determinada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de determinar. | Forma del femenino de determinado, participio de determinar. |
Where the eye mixes determina and determinada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses determina with determinada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: determina is [d̪et̪eɾˈmina] while determinada is [d̪et̪eɾmiˈnað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “determina” sits inside “determinada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
determina is recorded at frequency rank #7,415, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪et̪eɾˈmina]. determinada is at rank #5,947, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪et̪eɾmiˈnað̞a].
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 13362, this pair ranks #288,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of determina vs determinada
Shared letters: adeimnrt. Private to "determina": -. Private to "determinada": -.
"determina" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "determinada" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- determina ← ddetermina · deetrmina · detemrina · deterimna · determian · determinna · determmina · determnia
- determinada ← ddeterminada · deetrminada · detemrinada · deterimnada · determianda · determinaad · determinadda · determindaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "determina" for "determinada" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "determina" or "determinada" 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 "determina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "determinada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "determina" and "determinada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "determinada vs determinarán". 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 #288,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.