Which to use
“esperado” is a verb and “esperados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,102
- “esperado” frequency rank
- #22,347
- “esperados” frequency rank
- 27449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esperado | esperados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de esperar. | Forma del plural de esperado, participio de esperar o de esperarse. |
Where the eye mixes esperado and esperados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: esperado vs esperados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: esperado is [espeˈɾað̞o] while esperados is [espeˈɾað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “esperado” sits inside “esperados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
esperado is recorded at frequency rank #5,102, classified as averb, pronounced [espeˈɾað̞o]. esperados is at rank #22,347, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [espeˈɾað̞os].
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 27449, this pair ranks #226,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of esperado vs esperados
Shared letters: adeoprs. Private to "esperado": -. Private to "esperados": -.
"esperado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "esperados" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "esperado" for "esperados" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "esperado" or "esperados" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "esperado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "esperados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esperado" and "esperados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esperad vs esperados". 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 #226,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.