Which to use
“elegida” and “elegidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,989
- “elegida” frequency rank
- #5,718
- “elegidos” frequency rank
- 13707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elegida | elegidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de elegido, participio de elegir. | Forma del plural de elegido, participio de elegir. |
Where the eye mixes elegida and elegidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: elegida vs elegidos
A purely visual mix-up. elegida ([eleˈxið̞a]) and elegidos ([eleˈxið̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13707, 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]. elegidos is at rank #5,718, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [eleˈxið̞os].
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 13707, this pair ranks #286,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of elegida vs elegidos
Shared letters: degil. Private to "elegida": a. Private to "elegidos": os.
"elegida" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "elegidos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "elegida" for "elegidos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "elegida" vs "elegidos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "elegida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "elegidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "elegida" and "elegidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elegida vs exigida". 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 #286,833 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.