Which to use
“eliminada” and “eliminados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,833
- “eliminada” frequency rank
- #14,829
- “eliminados” frequency rank
- 31662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | eliminada | eliminados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de eliminado, participio de eliminar o de eliminarse. | Forma del plural de eliminado, participio de eliminar o de eliminarse. |
Where the eye mixes eliminada and eliminados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. eliminada runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVCV) against eliminados's 10 (VCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: eliminada vs eliminados
A purely visual mix-up. eliminada ([elimiˈnað̞a]) and eliminados ([elimiˈnað̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31662, 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]. eliminados is at rank #14,829, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [elimiˈnað̞os].
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 31662, this pair ranks #205,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of eliminada vs eliminados
Shared letters: adeilmn. Private to "eliminada": -. Private to "eliminados": os.
"eliminada" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "eliminados" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- eliminada ← eilminada · eliimnada · elimianda · eliminaad · eliminadda · elimindaa · eliminnada · elimminada
- eliminados ← eilminados · eliimnados · elimiandos · eliminaddos · eliminadoss · eliminadso · eliminaods · elimindaos
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "eliminada" and "eliminados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "eliminada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eliminados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "eliminada" and "eliminados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "eliminada vs examinada". 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 #205,956 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.