Which to use
“establecida” and “establecidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,663
- “establecida” frequency rank
- #7,017
- “establecidas” frequency rank
- 13680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | establecida | establecidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de establecido, participio de establecer o de establecerse. | Forma del femenino plural de establecido, participio de establecer o de establecerse. |
Where the eye mixes establecida and establecidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. establecida runs 11 letters (VCCVCCVCVCV) against establecidas's 12 (VCCVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between establecida and establecidas
A purely visual mix-up. establecida ([est̪aβ̞leˈsið̞a]) and establecidas ([est̪aβ̞leˈsið̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “establecida” sits inside “establecidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
establecida is recorded at frequency rank #6,663, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [est̪aβ̞leˈsið̞a]. establecidas is at rank #7,017, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [est̪aβ̞leˈsið̞as].
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 13680, this pair ranks #286,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of establecida vs establecidas
Shared letters: abcdeilst. Private to "establecida": -. Private to "establecidas": -.
"establecida" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCV · "establecidas" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- establecida ← esatblecida · esstablecida · estabblecida · estabelcida · establceida · estableccida · establecdia · estableciad
- establecidas ← esatblecidas · esstablecidas · estabblecidas · estabelcidas · establceidas · estableccidas · establecdias · estableciads
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "establecida" for "establecidas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "establecida" or "establecidas" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "establecida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "establecidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "establecida" and "establecidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "establecida vs estableciera". 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 #286,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.