Which to use
“elabora” and “elaborado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,357
- “elabora” frequency rank
- #7,014
- “elaborado” frequency rank
- 22371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elabora | elaborado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de elaborar. | Participio de elaborar. |
Where the eye mixes elabora and elaborado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. elabora runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against elaborado's 9 (VCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between elabora and elaborado
A purely visual mix-up. elabora ([elaˈβ̞oɾa]) and elaborado ([elaβ̞oˈɾað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “elabora” sits inside “elaborado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elabora is recorded at frequency rank #15,357, classified as averb, pronounced [elaˈβ̞oɾa]. elaborado is at rank #7,014, tagged as averb, pronounced [elaβ̞oˈɾað̞o].
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 22371, this pair ranks #250,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of elabora vs elaborado
Shared letters: abelor. Private to "elabora": -. Private to "elaborado": d.
"elabora" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "elaborado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "elabora" for "elaborado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "elabora" or "elaborado"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "elabora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "elaborado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "elabora" and "elaborado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elabora vs evapora". 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 #250,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.