Which to use
“dirigida” and “dirigidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,926
- “dirigida” frequency rank
- #7,416
- “dirigidas” frequency rank
- 10342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dirigida | dirigidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de dirigido, participio de dirigir. | Forma del femenino plural de dirigido, participio de dirigir. |
Where the eye mixes dirigida and dirigidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dirigida and dirigidas
A purely visual mix-up. dirigida ([d̪iɾiˈxið̞a]) and dirigidas ([d̪iɾiˈxið̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “dirigida” sits inside “dirigidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dirigida is recorded at frequency rank #2,926, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iɾiˈxið̞a]. dirigidas is at rank #7,416, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪iɾiˈxið̞as].
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 10342, this pair ranks #298,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dirigida vs dirigidas
Shared letters: adgir. Private to "dirigida": -. Private to "dirigidas": s.
"dirigida" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "dirigidas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dirigida" for "dirigidas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dirigida" vs "dirigidas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dirigida" and "dirigidas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dirigida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dirigidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dirigida" and "dirigidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dirigida vs dirigiera". 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 #298,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.