Which to use
“determinadas” and “determinados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,142
- “determinadas” frequency rank
- #5,948
- “determinados” frequency rank
- 13090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | determinadas | determinados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de determinado, participio de determinar. | Forma del plural de determinado, participio de determinar. |
Where the eye mixes determinadas and determinados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: determinadas vs determinados
A purely visual mix-up. determinadas ([d̪et̪eɾmiˈnað̞as]) and determinados ([d̪et̪eɾmiˈnað̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “determinadas” becomes o in “determinados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
determinadas is recorded at frequency rank #7,142, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪et̪eɾmiˈnað̞as]. determinados is at rank #5,948, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪et̪eɾmiˈnað̞os].
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 13090, this pair ranks #289,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of determinadas vs determinados
Shared letters: adeimnrst. Private to "determinadas": -. Private to "determinados": o.
"determinadas" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCVC · "determinados" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- determinadas ← ddeterminadas · deetrminadas · detemrinadas · deterimnadas · determiandas · determinaads · determinadass · determinaddas
- determinados ← ddeterminados · deetrminados · detemrinados · deterimnados · determiandos · determinaddos · determinadoss · determinadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "determinadas" for "determinados" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "determinadas" and "determinados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "determinadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "determinados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "determinadas" and "determinados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "determinadas 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 #289,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.