Which to use
“edificado” and “edificar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,547
- “edificado” frequency rank
- #30,440
- “edificar” frequency rank
- 66987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | edificado | edificar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de edificar. | Levantar, construir o encargar la construcción de un edificio |
Where the eye mixes edificado and edificar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between edificado and edificar
A purely visual mix-up. edificado ([eð̞ifiˈkað̞o]) and edificar ([eð̞ifiˈkaɾ]) 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 66987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
edificado is recorded at frequency rank #36,547, classified as averb, pronounced [eð̞ifiˈkað̞o]. edificar is at rank #30,440, tagged as averb, pronounced [eð̞ifiˈkaɾ].
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 66987, this pair ranks #38,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of edificado vs edificar
Shared letters: acdefi. Private to "edificado": o. Private to "edificar": r.
"edificado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "edificar" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "edificado" for "edificar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "edificado" vs "edificar" - 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 "edificado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "edificar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "edificado" and "edificar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "edificada vs edificado". 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 #38,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.