Which to use
“encabezada” and “encabezados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,130
- “encabezada” frequency rank
- #18,234
- “encabezados” frequency rank
- 32364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encabezada | encabezados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de encabezado, participio de encabezar. | Forma del plural de encabezado, participio de encabezar. |
Where the eye mixes encabezada and encabezados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. encabezada runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCVCV) against encabezados's 11 (VCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: encabezada vs encabezados
A purely visual mix-up. encabezada ([ẽŋkaβ̞eˈsað̞a]) and encabezados ([ẽŋkaβ̞eˈsað̞os]) 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 32364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encabezada is recorded at frequency rank #14,130, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽŋkaβ̞eˈsað̞a]. encabezados is at rank #18,234, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽŋkaβ̞eˈsað̞os].
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 32364, this pair ranks #202,348 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encabezada vs encabezados
Shared letters: abcdenz. Private to "encabezada": -. Private to "encabezados": os.
"encabezada" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCV · "encabezados" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encabezada ← ecnabezada · enacbezada · encabbezada · encabeazda · encabezaad · encabezadda · encabezdaa · encabezzada
- encabezados ← ecnabezados · enacbezados · encabbezados · encabeazdos · encabezaddos · encabezadoss · encabezadso · encabezaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "encabezada" for "encabezados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "encabezada" vs "encabezados" - 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 "encabezada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encabezados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,348 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encabezada" and "encabezados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encabezadas vs encabezados". 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 #202,348 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.