editadosvsevitadoWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#28,738
“editados” frequency rank
#15,370
“evitado” frequency rank
44108
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature editados evitado
Definition Forma del plural de editado, participio de editar. Participio de evitar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set editados and evitado apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
editados
7 ch
evitado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: editados is [eð̞iˈt̪að̞os] while evitado is [eβ̞iˈt̪að̞o]. 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 44108, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

editados is recorded at frequency rank #28,738, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [eð̞iˈt̪að̞os]. evitado is at rank #15,370, tagged as averb, pronounced [eβ̞iˈt̪að̞o].

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 44108, this pair ranks #138,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of editados vs evitado

Shared letters: adeiot. Private to "editados": s. Private to "evitado": v.

"editados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "evitado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • editadosdeitados · edditados · ediatdos · editaddos · editadoss · editadso · editaods · editdaos
  • evitadoebitado · eivtado · eviatdo · evitaddo · evitaod · evitdao · evittado · evtiado

Frequency comparison

editados#28,738
evitado#15,370

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "editados" and "evitado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "editados" is a participle and "evitado" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "editados" or "evitado"?
"evitado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,370 in our Spanish list, against #28,738 for "editados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering editados vs evitado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “editados”; for a verb, it's “evitado”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “editados” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list