Which to use
“embarazadas” is a participle and “embarazado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,034
- “embarazadas” frequency rank
- #40,791
- “embarazado” frequency rank
- 51825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | embarazadas | embarazado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de embarazado, participio de embarazar. | Tímido, incómodo. |
Where the eye mixes embarazadas and embarazado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. embarazadas runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCVCVC) against embarazado's 10 (VCCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: embarazadas vs embarazado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: embarazadas is [ẽmbaɾaˈsað̞as] while embarazado is [ẽmbaɾaˈsað̞o]. 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 51825, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
embarazadas is recorded at frequency rank #11,034, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽmbaɾaˈsað̞as]. embarazado is at rank #40,791, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ẽmbaɾaˈsað̞o].
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 51825, this pair ranks #95,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of embarazadas vs embarazado
Shared letters: abdemrz. Private to "embarazadas": s. Private to "embarazado": o.
"embarazadas" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC · "embarazado" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- embarazadas ← ebmarazadas · emabrazadas · embaarzadas · embaraazdas · embarazaads · embarazadass · embarazaddas · embarazadsa
- embarazado ← ebmarazado · emabrazado · embaarzado · embaraazdo · embarazaddo · embarazaod · embarazdao · embarazzado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "embarazadas" and "embarazado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "embarazadas" or "embarazado"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "embarazadas" and "embarazado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "embarazadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "embarazado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "embarazadas" and "embarazado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "embarazado vs embarazoso". 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 #95,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.