Which to use
“esperad” is a verb and “esperadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,627
- “esperad” frequency rank
- #37,074
- “esperadas” frequency rank
- 86701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esperad | esperadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de esperar. | Forma del femenino plural de esperado, participio de esperar o de esperarse. |
Where the eye mixes esperad and esperadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. esperad runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against esperadas's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: esperad vs esperadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: esperad is [espeˈɾað̞] while esperadas is [espeˈɾað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “esperad” sits inside “esperadas”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
esperad is recorded at frequency rank #49,627, classified as averb, pronounced [espeˈɾað̞]. esperadas is at rank #37,074, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [espeˈɾað̞as].
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 86701, this pair ranks #5,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of esperad vs esperadas
Shared letters: adeprs. Private to "esperad": -. Private to "esperadas": -.
"esperad" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "esperadas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "esperad" and "esperadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "esperad" or "esperadas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "esperad" and "esperadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "esperad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "esperadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esperad" and "esperadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esperad vs esperará". 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 #5,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.