elegidasvselegiráWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: elegidas is a participle, elegirá is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“elegidas” is a participle and “elegirá” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,008
“elegidas” frequency rank
#30,443
“elegirá” frequency rank
50451
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature elegidas elegirá
Definition Forma del femenino plural de elegido, participio de elegir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de elegir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set elegidas and elegirá apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
elegidas
7 ch
elegirá

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: elegidas is [eleˈxið̞as] while elegirá is [elexiˈɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

elegidas is recorded at frequency rank #20,008, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [eleˈxið̞as]. elegirá is at rank #30,443, tagged as averb, pronounced [elexiˈɾa].

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 50451, this pair ranks #103,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of elegidas vs elegirá

Shared letters: egil. Private to "elegidas": ads. Private to "elegirá": .

"elegidas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "elegirá" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • elegidaseelgidas · elegdias · eleggidas · elegiads · elegidass · elegiddas · elegidsa · eleigdas

Frequency comparison

elegidas#20,008
elegirá#30,443

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "elegidas" and "elegirá" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "elegidas" is a participle and "elegirá" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "elegidas" or "elegirá"?
"elegidas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,008 in our Spanish list, against #30,443 for "elegirá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering elegidas vs elegirá

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “elegidas”; for a verb, it's “elegirá”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “elegidas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list