Which to use
“elaborada” and “elaboradas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,592
- “elaborada” frequency rank
- #18,805
- “elaboradas” frequency rank
- 31397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elaborada | elaboradas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de elaborado, participio de elaborar. | Forma del femenino plural de elaborado, participio de elaborar. |
Where the eye mixes elaborada and elaboradas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: elaborada vs elaboradas
A purely visual mix-up. elaborada ([elaβ̞oˈɾað̞a]) and elaboradas ([elaβ̞oˈɾað̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “elaborada” sits inside “elaboradas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elaborada is recorded at frequency rank #12,592, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [elaβ̞oˈɾað̞a]. elaboradas is at rank #18,805, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [elaβ̞oˈɾað̞as].
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 31397, this pair ranks #207,269 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of elaborada vs elaboradas
Shared letters: abdelor. Private to "elaborada": -. Private to "elaboradas": s.
"elaborada" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "elaboradas" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- elaborada ← ealborada · elabborada · elaboarda · elaboraad · elaboradda · elabordaa · elaborrada · elabroada
- elaboradas ← ealboradas · elabboradas · elaboardas · elaboraads · elaboradass · elaboraddas · elaboradsa · elabordaas
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "elaborada" vs "elaboradas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "elaborada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "elaboradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,269 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "elaborada" and "elaboradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elaboradas vs enamoradas". 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 #207,269 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.