ejecutadovsejecutadosWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#9,106
“ejecutado” frequency rank
#14,127
“ejecutados” frequency rank
23233
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ejecutado ejecutados
Definition Participio de ejecutar. Forma del plural de ejecutado, participio de ejecutar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ejecutado and ejecutados apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
ejecutado
10 ch
ejecutados

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ejecutado is [exekuˈt̪að̞o] while ejecutados is [exekuˈt̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ejecutado” sits inside “ejecutados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ejecutado is recorded at frequency rank #9,106, classified as averb, pronounced [exekuˈt̪að̞o]. ejecutados is at rank #14,127, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [exekuˈt̪að̞os].

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 23233, this pair ranks #246,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ejecutado vs ejecutados

Shared letters: acdejotu. Private to "ejecutado": -. Private to "ejecutados": s.

"ejecutado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV  ·  "ejecutados" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ejecutadoeejcutado · ejceutado · ejeccutado · ejectuado · ejecuatdo · ejecutaddo · ejecutaod · ejecutdao
  • ejecutadoseejcutados · ejceutados · ejeccutados · ejectuados · ejecuatdos · ejecutaddos · ejecutadoss · ejecutadso

Frequency comparison

ejecutado#9,106
ejecutados#14,127

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ejecutado" and "ejecutados" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ejecutado" is a verb and "ejecutados" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ejecutado" or "ejecutados"?
"ejecutado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,106 in our Spanish list, against #14,127 for "ejecutados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ejecutado vs ejecutados

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “ejecutado”; for a participle, it's “ejecutados”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ejecutado” 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