Which to use
“elevador” is a noun and “elevados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,422
- “elevador” frequency rank
- #11,032
- “elevados” frequency rank
- 37454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | elevador | elevados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Máquina que sirve para trasladarse en construcciones que tienen distintos niveles (pisos). | Forma del plural de elevado, participio de elevar o de elevarse. |
Where the eye mixes elevador and elevados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: elevador vs elevados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: elevador is [eleβ̞aˈð̞oɾ] while elevados is [eleˈβ̞að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “elevador” becomes s in “elevados”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
elevador is recorded at frequency rank #26,422, classified as anoun, pronounced [eleβ̞aˈð̞oɾ]. 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 37454, this pair ranks #175,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of elevador vs elevados
Shared letters: adelov. Private to "elevador": r. Private to "elevados": s.
"elevador" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "elevados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "elevador" and "elevados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "elevador" vs "elevados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "elevador" 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 #175,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "elevador" and "elevados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elevador vs elevaron". 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 #175,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.