Which to use
“distribuidas” is a participle and “distribuido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,513
- “distribuidas” frequency rank
- #12,805
- “distribuido” frequency rank
- 31318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | distribuidas | distribuido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de distribuido, participio de distribuir. | Participio de distribuir. |
Where the eye mixes distribuidas and distribuido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. distribuidas runs 12 letters (CVCCCVCVVCVC) against distribuido's 11 (CVCCCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between distribuidas and distribuido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: distribuidas is [d̪ist̪ɾiˈβ̞wið̞as] while distribuido is [d̪ist̪ɾiˈβ̞wið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
distribuidas is recorded at frequency rank #18,513, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ist̪ɾiˈβ̞wið̞as]. distribuido is at rank #12,805, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ist̪ɾiˈβ̞wið̞o].
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 31318, this pair ranks #207,666 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of distribuidas vs distribuido
Shared letters: bdirstu. Private to "distribuidas": a. Private to "distribuido": o.
"distribuidas" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCVC · "distribuido" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- distribuidas ← ddistribuidas · disrtibuidas · disstribuidas · distirbuidas · distrbiuidas · distribbuidas · distribiudas · distribudias
- distribuido ← ddistribuido · disrtibuido · disstribuido · distirbuido · distrbiuido · distribbuido · distribiudo · distribudio
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "distribuidas" and "distribuido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "distribuidas" or "distribuido"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "distribuidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "distribuido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,666 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "distribuidas" and "distribuido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "distribuidas 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 #207,666 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.