Which to use
“dragado” is a noun and “drogada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,887
- “dragado” frequency rank
- #38,661
- “drogada” frequency rank
- 84548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dragado | drogada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Extracción de arena, lodo, piedras y otros materiales del lecho de un río, canal, puerto o zona navegable | Forma del femenino de drogado, participio de drogar o de drogarse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dragado and drogada apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dragado is [d̪ɾaˈɣ̞að̞o] while drogada is [d̪ɾoˈɣ̞að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dragado is recorded at frequency rank #45,887, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪ɾaˈɣ̞að̞o]. drogada is at rank #38,661, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪ɾoˈɣ̞að̞a].
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 84548, this pair ranks #6,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dragado vs drogada
Shared letters: adgor. Private to "dragado": -. Private to "drogada": -.
"dragado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "drogada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dragado" and "drogada" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dragado" or "drogada"?
Remembering dragado vs drogada
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “dragado”; for a participle, it's “drogada”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “dragado” entry
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