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Which to use

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

#7,303
“equivocada” frequency rank
#11,769
“equivocados” frequency rank
19072
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes equivocada and equivocados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. equivocada runs 10 letters (VCVVCVCVCV) against equivocados's 11 (VCVVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
equivocada
11 ch
equivocados

Why the eye confuses equivocada with equivocados

A purely visual mix-up. equivocada ([ekiβ̞oˈkað̞a]) and equivocados ([ekiβ̞oˈkað̞os]) 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 19072, 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]. equivocados is at rank #11,769, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ekiβ̞oˈkað̞os].

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 19072, this pair ranks #265,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of equivocada vs equivocados

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

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • equivocada ← eqiuvocada · eqquivocada · equibocada · equiovcada · equivcoada · equivoacda · equivocaad · equivocadda
  • equivocados ← eqiuvocados · eqquivocados · equibocados · equiovcados · equivcoados · equivoacdos · equivocaddos · equivocadoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "equivocada" for "equivocados" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ekiβ̞oˈkað̞a] versus [ekiβ̞oˈkað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "equivocada" or "equivocados"?
"equivocada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,303 in our Spanish list, against #11,769 for "equivocados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "equivocada" and "equivocados" 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 "equivocados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #265,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "equivocada" and "equivocados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "equivocados vs equivocando". 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 #265,320 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