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“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.

7 ch
elegida
8 ch
elegidas

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

  • elegidaeelgida · elegdia · eleggida · elegiad · elegidda · eleigda · elgeida · ellegida
  • elegidaseelgidas · elegdias · eleggidas · elegiads · elegidass · elegiddas · elegidsa · eleigdas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "elegida" and "elegidas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([eleˈxið̞a] versus [eleˈxið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "elegida" or "elegidas"?
"elegida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,989 in our Spanish list, against #20,008 for "elegidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list