Which to use
“dormida” and “dormidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,980
- “dormida” frequency rank
- #18,801
- “dormidos” frequency rank
- 28781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dormida | dormidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de dormido, participio de dormir. | Forma del plural de dormido, participio de dormir. |
Where the eye mixes dormida and dormidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dormida and dormidos
A purely visual mix-up. dormida ([d̪oɾˈmið̞a]) and dormidos ([d̪oɾˈmið̞os]) 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 28781, 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]. dormidos is at rank #18,801, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪oɾˈmið̞os].
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 28781, this pair ranks #220,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dormida vs dormidos
Shared letters: dimor. Private to "dormida": a. Private to "dormidos": s.
"dormida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "dormidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dormida" and "dormidos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dormida" vs "dormidos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dormida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dormidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dormida" and "dormidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dormidas vs dormidos". 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 #220,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.