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“equivocada” and “equivocadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,303
“equivocada” frequency rank
#16,088
“equivocadas” frequency rank
23391
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature equivocada equivocadas
Definition Forma del femenino de equivocado, participio de equivocar o de equivocarse. Forma del femenino plural de equivocado, participio de equivocar o de equivocarse.

Where the eye mixes equivocada and equivocadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. equivocada runs 10 letters (VCVVCVCVCV) against equivocadas's 11 (VCVVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
equivocada
11 ch
equivocadas

Why the eye confuses equivocada with equivocadas

A purely visual mix-up. equivocada ([ekiβ̞oˈkað̞a]) and equivocadas ([ekiβ̞oˈkað̞as]) 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) - “equivocada” sits inside “equivocadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

equivocada is recorded at frequency rank #7,303, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ekiβ̞oˈkað̞a]. equivocadas is at rank #16,088, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ekiβ̞oˈkað̞as].

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 23391, this pair ranks #246,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of equivocada vs equivocadas

Shared letters: acdeioquv. Private to "equivocada": -. Private to "equivocadas": s.

"equivocada" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVCVCV  ·  "equivocadas" · 11 letters · shape VCVVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • equivocada ← eqiuvocada · eqquivocada · equibocada · equiovcada · equivcoada · equivoacda · equivocaad · equivocadda
  • equivocadas ← eqiuvocadas · eqquivocadas · equibocadas · equiovcadas · equivcoadas · equivoacdas · equivocaads · equivocadass

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "equivocada" and "equivocadas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ekiβ̞oˈkað̞a] versus [ekiβ̞oˈkað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "equivocada" vs "equivocadas" - which ranks higher?
"equivocada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,303 in our Spanish list, against #16,088 for "equivocadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "equivocada" and "equivocadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "equivocada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "equivocadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #246,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "equivocada" and "equivocadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "equivocaba vs equivocadas". 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 #246,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list