Which to use
“encendidas” is a participle and “encendido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,677
- “encendidas” frequency rank
- #9,287
- “encendido” frequency rank
- 31964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encendidas | encendido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de encendido, participio de encender. | Participio de encender. |
Where the eye mixes encendidas and encendido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encendidas runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVC) against encendido's 9 (VCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses encendidas with encendido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: encendidas is [ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as] while encendido is [ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encendidas is recorded at frequency rank #22,677, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞as]. encendido is at rank #9,287, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽnsẽn̪ˈd̪ið̞o].
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 31964, this pair ranks #204,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encendidas vs encendido
Shared letters: cdein. Private to "encendidas": as. Private to "encendido": o.
"encendidas" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "encendido" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- encendidas ← ecnendidas · enccendidas · encednidas · encenddias · encenddidas · encendiads · encendidass · encendiddas
- encendido ← ecnendido · enccendido · encednido · encenddido · encenddio · encendiddo · encendiod · enceniddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "encendidas" for "encendido" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "encendidas" or "encendido" show up more?
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 "encendidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encendido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encendidas" and "encendido" 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 #204,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.