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

#35,469
“distraída” frequency rank
#46,501
“distraídos” frequency rank
81970
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature distraída distraídos
Definition Forma del femenino de distraído, participio de distraer o de distraerse. Forma del plural de distraído, participio de distraer o de distraerse.

Where the eye mixes distraída and distraídos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. distraída runs 9 letters (CVCCCVVCV) against distraídos's 10 (CVCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
distraída
10 ch
distraídos

Visual trap between distraída and distraídos

A purely visual mix-up. distraída ([d̪ist̪ɾaˈið̞a]) and distraídos ([d̪ist̪ɾaˈið̞os]) 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 81970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

distraída is recorded at frequency rank #35,469, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ist̪ɾaˈið̞a]. distraídos is at rank #46,501, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ist̪ɾaˈið̞os].

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 81970, this pair ranks #9,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of distraída vs distraídos

Shared letters: adirstí. Private to "distraída": -. Private to "distraídos": o.

"distraída" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCV  ·  "distraídos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "distraída" and "distraídos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪ist̪ɾaˈið̞a] versus [d̪ist̪ɾaˈið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "distraída" or "distraídos"?
"distraída" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,469 in our Spanish list, against #46,501 for "distraídos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "distraída" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "distraídos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #9,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "distraída" and "distraídos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "distraída vs distraiga". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #9,762 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