Which to use
“dotado” is an adjective and “dotados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,587
- “dotado” frequency rank
- #25,230
- “dotados” frequency rank
- 37817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dotado | dotados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene atributos positvos para algo. | Forma del plural de dotado, participio de dotar. |
Where the eye mixes dotado and dotados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dotado vs dotados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dotado is [d̪oˈt̪að̞o] while dotados is [d̪oˈt̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “dotado” sits inside “dotados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dotado is recorded at frequency rank #12,587, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪oˈt̪að̞o]. dotados is at rank #25,230, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪oˈt̪að̞os].
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 37817, this pair ranks #173,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dotado vs dotados
Shared letters: adot. Private to "dotado": -. Private to "dotados": s.
"dotado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dotados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dotado" for "dotados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dotado" vs "dotados" - 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 "dotado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dotados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dotado" and "dotados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "donadas vs dotados". 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 #173,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.