Which to use
“eliminada” and “eliminadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,833
- “eliminada” frequency rank
- #26,423
- “eliminadas” frequency rank
- 43256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eliminada | eliminadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de eliminado, participio de eliminar o de eliminarse. | Forma del femenino plural de eliminado, participio de eliminar o de eliminarse. |
Where the eye mixes eliminada and eliminadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. eliminada runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVCV) against eliminadas's 10 (VCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: eliminada vs eliminadas
A purely visual mix-up. eliminada ([elimiˈnað̞a]) and eliminadas ([elimiˈnað̞as]) 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) - “eliminada” sits inside “eliminadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
eliminada is recorded at frequency rank #16,833, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [elimiˈnað̞a]. eliminadas is at rank #26,423, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [elimiˈnað̞as].
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 43256, this pair ranks #143,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eliminada vs eliminadas
Shared letters: adeilmn. Private to "eliminada": -. Private to "eliminadas": s.
"eliminada" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "eliminadas" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eliminada ← eilminada · eliimnada · elimianda · eliminaad · eliminadda · elimindaa · eliminnada · elimminada
- eliminadas ← eilminadas · eliimnadas · elimiandas · eliminaads · eliminadass · eliminaddas · eliminadsa · elimindaas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "eliminada" and "eliminadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "eliminada" or "eliminadas"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "eliminada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eliminadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eliminada" and "eliminadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eliminadas vs eliminamos". 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 #143,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.