Which to use
“encendida” and “encendidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,323
- “encendida” frequency rank
- #22,677
- “encendidas” frequency rank
- 39000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encendida | encendidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de encendido, participio de encender. | Forma del femenino plural de encendido, participio de encender. |
Where the eye mixes encendida and encendidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. encendida runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against encendidas's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses encendida with encendidas
A purely visual mix-up. encendida ([ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]) and encendidas ([ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as]) 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) - “encendida” sits inside “encendidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encendida is recorded at frequency rank #16,323, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞a]. encendidas is at rank #22,677, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as].
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 39000, this pair ranks #166,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encendida vs encendidas
Shared letters: acdein. Private to "encendida": -. Private to "encendidas": s.
"encendida" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "encendidas" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encendida ← ecnendida · enccendida · encednida · encenddia · encenddida · encendiad · encendidda · encenidda
- encendidas ← ecnendidas · enccendidas · encednidas · encenddias · encenddidas · encendiads · encendidass · encendiddas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encendida" and "encendidas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "encendida" or "encendidas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "encendida" and "encendidas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encendida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encendidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encendida" and "encendidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encendidas vs entendidas". 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 #166,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.