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

#14,121
“distribuida” frequency rank
#12,806
“distribuidos” frequency rank
26927
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature distribuida distribuidos
Definition Forma del femenino de distribuido, participio de distribuir. Forma del plural de distribuido, participio de distribuir.

Where the eye mixes distribuida and distribuidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. distribuida runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCVVCV) against distribuidos's 12 (CVCCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
distribuida
12 ch
distribuidos

Visual trap between distribuida and distribuidos

A purely visual mix-up. distribuida ([d̪ist̪ɾiˈβ̞wið̞a]) and distribuidos ([d̪ist̪ɾiˈβ̞wið̞os]) 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 26927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

distribuida is recorded at frequency rank #14,121, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ist̪ɾiˈβ̞wið̞a]. distribuidos is at rank #12,806, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ist̪ɾiˈβ̞wið̞os].

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 26927, this pair ranks #229,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of distribuida vs distribuidos

Shared letters: bdirstu. Private to "distribuida": a. Private to "distribuidos": o.

"distribuida" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCV  ·  "distribuidos" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • distribuida ← ddistribuida · disrtibuida · disstribuida · distirbuida · distrbiuida · distribbuida · distribiuda · distribudia
  • distribuidos ← ddistribuidos · disrtibuidos · disstribuidos · distirbuidos · distrbiuidos · distribbuidos · distribiudos · distribudios

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "distribuida" for "distribuidos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪ist̪ɾiˈβ̞wið̞a] versus [d̪ist̪ɾiˈβ̞wið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "distribuida" vs "distribuidos" - which ranks higher?
"distribuidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,806 in our Spanish list, against #14,121 for "distribuida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "distribuida" and "distribuidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "distribuida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "distribuidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #229,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "distribuida" and "distribuidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "distribuida vs distribuirá". 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 #229,271 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