Which to use
“distinguidas” and “distinguidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,960
- “distinguidas” frequency rank
- #23,389
- “distinguidos” frequency rank
- 72349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | distinguidas | distinguidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de distinguido, participio de distinguir. | Forma del plural de distinguido, participio de distinguir. |
Where the eye mixes distinguidas and distinguidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. distinguidas and distinguidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses distinguidas with distinguidos
A purely visual mix-up. distinguidas ([d̪ist̪ĩŋˈgið̞as]) and distinguidos ([d̪ist̪ĩŋˈgið̞os]) 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 “distinguidas” becomes o in “distinguidos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
distinguidas is recorded at frequency rank #48,960, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ist̪ĩŋˈgið̞as]. distinguidos is at rank #23,389, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ist̪ĩŋˈgið̞os].
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 72349, this pair ranks #25,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of distinguidas vs distinguidos
Shared letters: dginstu. Private to "distinguidas": a. Private to "distinguidos": o.
"distinguidas" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC · "distinguidos" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- distinguidas ← ddistinguidas · disitnguidas · disstinguidas · distignuidas · distingguidas · distingiudas · distingudias · distinguiads
- distinguidos ← ddistinguidos · disitnguidos · disstinguidos · distignuidos · distingguidos · distingiudos · distingudios · distinguiddos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "distinguidas" for "distinguidos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "distinguidas" or "distinguidos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "distinguidas" and "distinguidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "distinguidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "distinguidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "distinguidas" and "distinguidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "distinguía vs distinguidas". 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 #25,526 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.