Which to use
“diputada” and “diputados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,252
- “diputada” frequency rank
- #1,371
- “diputados” frequency rank
- 9623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diputada | diputados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de diputado, participio de diputar. | Forma del plural de diputado, participio de diputar. |
Where the eye mixes diputada and diputados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. diputada runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against diputados's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: diputada vs diputados
A purely visual mix-up. diputada ([d̪ipuˈt̪að̞a]) and diputados ([d̪ipuˈt̪að̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diputada is recorded at frequency rank #8,252, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ipuˈt̪að̞a]. diputados is at rank #1,371, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ipuˈt̪að̞os].
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 9623, this pair ranks #301,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of diputada vs diputados
Shared letters: adiptu. Private to "diputada": -. Private to "diputados": os.
"diputada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "diputados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "diputada" and "diputados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "diputada" or "diputados" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "diputada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diputados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diputada" and "diputados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diputada vs diputadas". 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 #301,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.