elevadavselevadasWhat's the difference?

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“elevada” and “elevadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,151
“elevada” frequency rank
#13,232
“elevadas” frequency rank
20383
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature elevada elevadas
Definition Forma del femenino de elevado, participio de elevar o de elevarse. Forma del femenino plural de elevado, participio de elevar o de elevarse.

Where the eye mixes elevada and elevadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
elevada
8 ch
elevadas

Look-alike desk: elevada vs elevadas

A purely visual mix-up. elevada ([eleˈβ̞að̞a]) and elevadas ([eleˈβ̞að̞as]) 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) - “elevada” sits inside “elevadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

elevada is recorded at frequency rank #7,151, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [eleˈβ̞að̞a]. elevadas is at rank #13,232, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [eleˈβ̞að̞as].

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 20383, this pair ranks #259,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of elevada vs elevadas

Shared letters: adelv. Private to "elevada": -. Private to "elevadas": s.

"elevada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "elevadas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • elevadaeelvada · eleavda · elebada · elevaad · elevadda · elevdaa · elevvada · ellevada
  • elevadaseelvadas · eleavdas · elebadas · elevaads · elevadass · elevaddas · elevadsa · elevdaas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "elevada" for "elevadas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([eleˈβ̞að̞a] versus [eleˈβ̞að̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "elevada" vs "elevadas" - which ranks higher?
"elevada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,151 in our Spanish list, against #13,232 for "elevadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "elevada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "elevadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #259,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "elevada" and "elevadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elevadas vs elevará". 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 #259,591 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