Which to use
“elegida” and “elegidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,989
- “elegida” frequency rank
- #20,008
- “elegidas” frequency rank
- 27997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elegida | elegidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de elegido, participio de elegir. | Forma del femenino plural de elegido, participio de elegir. |
Where the eye mixes elegida and elegidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: elegida vs elegidas
A purely visual mix-up. elegida ([eleˈxið̞a]) and elegidas ([eleˈxið̞as]) 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) - “elegida” sits inside “elegidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elegida is recorded at frequency rank #7,989, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [eleˈxið̞a]. elegidas is at rank #20,008, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [eleˈxið̞as].
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 27997, this pair ranks #224,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of elegida vs elegidas
Shared letters: adegil. Private to "elegida": -. Private to "elegidas": s.
"elegida" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "elegidas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "elegida" and "elegidas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "elegida" or "elegidas"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "elegida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "elegidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "elegida" and "elegidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elegidas vs exigidas". 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 #224,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.