Which to use
“elevado” is an adjective and “elevados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,989
- “elevado” frequency rank
- #11,032
- “elevados” frequency rank
- 16021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elevado | elevados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sublime. | Forma del plural de elevado, participio de elevar o de elevarse. |
Where the eye mixes elevado and elevados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses elevado with elevados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: elevado is [eleˈβ̞að̞o] while elevados is [eleˈβ̞að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “elevado” sits inside “elevados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elevado is recorded at frequency rank #4,989, classified as anadj, pronounced [eleˈβ̞að̞o]. elevados is at rank #11,032, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [eleˈβ̞að̞os].
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 16021, this pair ranks #277,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of elevado vs elevados
Shared letters: adelov. Private to "elevado": -. Private to "elevados": s.
"elevado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "elevados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "elevado" and "elevados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "elevado" or "elevados" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "elevado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "elevados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "elevado" and "elevados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elevado 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 #277,840 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.