Which to use
“elevadas” is a participle and “elevado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,232
- “elevadas” frequency rank
- #4,989
- “elevado” frequency rank
- 18221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elevadas | elevado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de elevado, participio de elevar o de elevarse. | Sublime. |
Where the eye mixes elevadas and elevado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses elevadas with elevado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: elevadas is [eleˈβ̞að̞as] while elevado is [eleˈβ̞að̞o]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elevadas is recorded at frequency rank #13,232, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [eleˈβ̞að̞as]. elevado is at rank #4,989, tagged as anadj, pronounced [eleˈβ̞að̞o].
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 18221, this pair ranks #268,826 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of elevadas vs elevado
Shared letters: adelv. Private to "elevadas": s. Private to "elevado": o.
"elevadas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "elevado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "elevadas" and "elevado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "elevadas" or "elevado" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "elevadas" and "elevado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "elevadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "elevado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,826 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "elevadas" and "elevado" 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 #268,826 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.