Which to use
“elaborado” is a verb and “elaborados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,014
- “elaborado” frequency rank
- #13,447
- “elaborados” frequency rank
- 20461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elaborado | elaborados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de elaborar. | Forma del plural de elaborado, participio de elaborar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set elaborado and elaborados apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
elaborado and elaborados form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “elaborado” sits inside “elaborados” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elaborado is recorded at frequency rank #7,014, classified as averb, pronounced [elaβ̞oˈɾað̞o]. elaborados is at rank #13,447, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [elaβ̞oˈɾað̞os].
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 20461, this pair ranks #259,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering elaborado vs elaborados
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “elaborado”; for a participle, it's “elaborados”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “elaborado” entry
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