Which to use
“equivocadas” and “equivocados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,088
- “equivocadas” frequency rank
- #11,769
- “equivocados” frequency rank
- 27857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | equivocadas | equivocados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de equivocado, participio de equivocar o de equivocarse. | Forma del plural de equivocado, participio de equivocar o de equivocarse. |
Where the eye mixes equivocadas and equivocados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. equivocadas and equivocados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: equivocadas vs equivocados
A purely visual mix-up. equivocadas ([ekiβ̞oˈkað̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “equivocadas” becomes o in “equivocados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
equivocadas is recorded at frequency rank #16,088, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ekiβ̞oˈkað̞as]. 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 27857, this pair ranks #224,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of equivocadas vs equivocados
Shared letters: acdeioqsuv. Private to "equivocadas": -. Private to "equivocados": -.
"equivocadas" · 11 letters · shape VCVVCVCVCVC · "equivocados" · 11 letters · shape VCVVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- equivocadas ← eqiuvocadas · eqquivocadas · equibocadas · equiovcadas · equivcoadas · equivoacdas · equivocaads · equivocadass
- equivocados ← eqiuvocados · eqquivocados · equibocados · equiovcados · equivcoados · equivoacdos · equivocaddos · equivocadoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "equivocadas" and "equivocados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "equivocadas" or "equivocados" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "equivocadas" 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 #224,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "equivocadas" and "equivocados" 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 #224,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.