Which to use
“distribuido” is a verb and “distribuidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,805
- “distribuido” frequency rank
- #12,806
- “distribuidos” frequency rank
- 25611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | distribuido | distribuidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de distribuir. | Forma del plural de distribuido, participio de distribuir. |
Where the eye mixes distribuido and distribuidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. distribuido 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 distribuido and distribuidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: distribuido is [d̪ist̪ɾiˈβ̞wið̞o] while distribuidos is [d̪ist̪ɾiˈβ̞wið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “distribuido” sits inside “distribuidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
distribuido is recorded at frequency rank #12,805, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ist̪ɾiˈβ̞wið̞o]. 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 25611, this pair ranks #235,631 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of distribuido vs distribuidos
Shared letters: bdiorstu. Private to "distribuido": -. Private to "distribuidos": -.
"distribuido" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCV · "distribuidos" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- distribuido ← ddistribuido · disrtibuido · disstribuido · distirbuido · distrbiuido · distribbuido · distribiudo · distribudio
- distribuidos ← ddistribuidos · disrtibuidos · disstribuidos · distirbuidos · distrbiuidos · distribbuidos · distribiudos · distribudios
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "distribuido" and "distribuidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "distribuido" or "distribuidos"?
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 "distribuido" 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 #235,631 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "distribuido" and "distribuidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "distribuido 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 #235,631 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.