Which to use
“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.
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?
Frequency check: "distribuida" vs "distribuidos" - which ranks higher?
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.