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“dormida” and “dormidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,980
- “dormida” frequency rank
- #44,135
- “dormidas” frequency rank
- 54115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dormida | dormidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de dormido, participio de dormir. | Forma del femenino plural de dormido, participio de dormir. |
Where the eye mixes dormida and dormidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dormida vs dormidas
A purely visual mix-up. dormida ([d̪oɾˈmið̞a]) and dormidas ([d̪oɾˈmið̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “dormida” sits inside “dormidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dormida is recorded at frequency rank #9,980, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪oɾˈmið̞a]. dormidas is at rank #44,135, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪oɾˈmið̞as].
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 54115, this pair ranks #84,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dormida vs dormidas
Shared letters: adimor. Private to "dormida": -. Private to "dormidas": s.
"dormida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "dormidas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dormida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dormidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dormida" and "dormidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dormían vs dormidas". 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 #84,741 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.