Which to use
“establecidas” and “establecidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,017
- “establecidas” frequency rank
- #6,522
- “establecidos” frequency rank
- 13539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | establecidas | establecidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de establecido, participio de establecer o de establecerse. | Forma del plural de establecido, participio de establecer o de establecerse. |
Where the eye mixes establecidas and establecidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. establecidas and establecidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses establecidas with establecidos
A purely visual mix-up. establecidas ([est̪aβ̞leˈsið̞as]) and establecidos ([est̪aβ̞leˈsið̞os]) 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 “establecidas” becomes o in “establecidos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
establecidas is recorded at frequency rank #7,017, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [est̪aβ̞leˈsið̞as]. establecidos is at rank #6,522, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [est̪aβ̞leˈsið̞os].
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 13539, this pair ranks #287,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of establecidas vs establecidos
Shared letters: abcdeilst. Private to "establecidas": -. Private to "establecidos": o.
"establecidas" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCVC · "establecidos" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- establecidas ← esatblecidas · esstablecidas · estabblecidas · estabelcidas · establceidas · estableccidas · establecdias · estableciads
- establecidos ← esatblecidos · esstablecidos · estabblecidos · estabelcidos · establceidos · estableccidos · establecdios · estableciddos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "establecidas" and "establecidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "establecidas" or "establecidos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "establecidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "establecidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "establecidas" and "establecidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "establecemos vs establecidos". 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 #287,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.