Which to use
“diputadas” and “diputados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,865
- “diputadas” frequency rank
- #1,371
- “diputados” frequency rank
- 43236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diputadas | diputados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de diputado, participio de diputar. | Forma del plural de diputado, participio de diputar. |
Where the eye mixes diputadas and diputados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. diputadas and diputados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses diputadas with diputados
A purely visual mix-up. diputadas ([d̪ipuˈt̪að̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “diputadas” becomes o in “diputados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diputadas is recorded at frequency rank #41,865, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ipuˈt̪að̞as]. 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 43236, this pair ranks #143,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of diputadas vs diputados
Shared letters: adipstu. Private to "diputadas": -. Private to "diputados": o.
"diputadas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "diputados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "diputadas" for "diputados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "diputadas" vs "diputados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "diputadas" and "diputados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "diputadas" 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 #143,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diputadas" and "diputados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diputadas vs disputados". 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 #143,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.