donadovsdonadosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: donado is a verb, donados is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“donado” is a verb and “donados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,800
“donado” frequency rank
#29,611
“donados” frequency rank
48411
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature donado donados
Definition Participio de donar. Forma del plural de donado, participio de donar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set donado and donados apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
donado
7 ch
donados

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: donado is [d̪oˈnað̞o] while donados is [d̪oˈnað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “donado” sits inside “donados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

donado is recorded at frequency rank #18,800, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪oˈnað̞o]. donados is at rank #29,611, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪oˈnað̞os].

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 48411, this pair ranks #114,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of donado vs donados

Shared letters: adno. Private to "donado": -. Private to "donados": s.

"donado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "donados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • donadoddonado · dnoado · doando · donaddo · donaod · dondao · donnado · odnado
  • donadosddonados · dnoados · doandos · donaddos · donadoss · donadso · donaods · dondaos

Frequency comparison

donado#18,800
donados#29,611

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "donado" and "donados" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "donado" is a verb and "donados" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "donado" or "donados"?
"donado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,800 in our Spanish list, against #29,611 for "donados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering donado vs donados

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “donado”; for a participle, it's “donados”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “donado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list