dibujavsdibujadoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#18,224
“dibuja” frequency rank
#21,637
“dibujado” frequency rank
39861
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dibuja dibujado
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dibujar. Participio de dibujar.

Where the eye mixes dibuja and dibujado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dibuja runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against dibujado's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
dibuja
8 ch
dibujado

Visual trap between dibuja and dibujado

A purely visual mix-up. dibuja ([d̪iˈβ̞uxa]) and dibujado ([d̪iβ̞uˈxað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “dibuja” sits inside “dibujado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39861, 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]. dibujado is at rank #21,637, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞uˈxað̞o].

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 39861, this pair ranks #162,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dibuja vs dibujado

Shared letters: abdiju. Private to "dibuja": -. Private to "dibujado": o.

"dibuja" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "dibujado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dibuja ← dbiuja · ddibuja · dibbuja · dibjua · dibuaj · dibujja · diubja · divuja
  • dibujado ← dbiujado · ddibujado · dibbujado · dibjuado · dibuajdo · dibujaddo · dibujaod · dibujdao

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dibuja" for "dibujado" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪iˈβ̞uxa] versus [d̪iβ̞uˈxað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dibuja" or "dibujado"?
"dibuja" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,224 in our Spanish list, against #21,637 for "dibujado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "dibuja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dibujado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #162,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dibuja" and "dibujado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dibujado 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 #162,274 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