editadasvseditadoTell them apart

Quick tell: editadas is a participle, editado is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“editadas” is a participle and “editado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,737
“editadas” frequency rank
#7,299
“editado” frequency rank
36036
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature editadas editado
Definition Forma del femenino plural de editado, participio de editar. Participio de editar.

Where the eye mixes editadas and editado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
editadas
7 ch
editado

Why the eye confuses editadas with editado

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: editadas is [eð̞iˈt̪að̞as] while editado is [eð̞iˈt̪að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

editadas is recorded at frequency rank #28,737, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [eð̞iˈt̪að̞as]. editado is at rank #7,299, tagged as averb, pronounced [eð̞iˈt̪að̞o].

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 36036, this pair ranks #182,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of editadas vs editado

Shared letters: adeit. Private to "editadas": s. Private to "editado": o.

"editadas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "editado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • editadasdeitadas · edditadas · ediatdas · editaads · editadass · editaddas · editadsa · editdaas
  • editadodeitado · edditado · ediatdo · editaddo · editaod · editdao · edittado · edtiado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "editadas" and "editado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "editadas" is a participle and "editado" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "editadas" or "editado"?
"editado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,299 in our Spanish list, against #28,737 for "editadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "editadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "editado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #182,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "editadas" and "editado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "editadas vs educadas". 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 #182,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list