equivocadasvsequivocamosTell them apart

Quick tell: equivocadas is a participle, equivocamos is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“equivocadas” is a participle and “equivocamos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,088
“equivocadas” frequency rank
#27,213
“equivocamos” frequency rank
43301
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature equivocadas equivocamos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de equivocado, participio de equivocar o de equivocarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de equivocar o de equivocarse.

Where the eye mixes equivocadas and equivocamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. equivocadas and equivocamos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
equivocadas
11 ch
equivocamos

Look-alike desk: equivocadas vs equivocamos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: equivocadas is [ekiβ̞oˈkað̞as] while equivocamos is [ekiβ̞oˈkamos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43301, 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]. equivocamos is at rank #27,213, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekiβ̞oˈkamos].

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 43301, this pair ranks #143,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of equivocadas vs equivocamos

Shared letters: aceioqsuv. Private to "equivocadas": d. Private to "equivocamos": m.

"equivocadas" · 11 letters · shape VCVVCVCVCVC  ·  "equivocamos" · 11 letters · shape VCVVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • equivocadas ← eqiuvocadas · eqquivocadas · equibocadas · equiovcadas · equivcoadas · equivoacdas · equivocaads · equivocadass
  • equivocamos ← eqiuvocamos · eqquivocamos · equibocamos · equiovcamos · equivcoamos · equivoacmos · equivocammos · equivocamoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "equivocadas" and "equivocamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "equivocadas" is a participle and "equivocamos" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "equivocadas" vs "equivocamos" - which ranks higher?
"equivocadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,088 in our Spanish list, against #27,213 for "equivocamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "equivocadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "equivocamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #143,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "equivocadas" and "equivocamos" 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 #143,432 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