Which to use
“dibuja” is a verb and “dibujada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,224
- “dibuja” frequency rank
- #37,034
- “dibujada” frequency rank
- 55258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dibuja | dibujada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dibujar. | Forma del femenino de dibujado, participio de dibujar. |
Where the eye mixes dibuja and dibujada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dibuja runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against dibujada's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dibuja and dibujada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dibuja is [d̪iˈβ̞uxa] while dibujada is [d̪iβ̞uˈxað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “dibuja” sits inside “dibujada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dibuja is recorded at frequency rank #18,224, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞uxa]. dibujada is at rank #37,034, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iβ̞uˈxað̞a].
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 55258, this pair ranks #79,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dibuja vs dibujada
Shared letters: abdiju. Private to "dibuja": -. Private to "dibujada": -.
"dibuja" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dibujada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dibuja" and "dibujada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dibuja" or "dibujada" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dibuja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dibujada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dibuja" and "dibujada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dibujada vs dibujados". 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 #79,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.